Speak
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 22 cm
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Main Library - Young Adult
Fiction Anderson, L
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Fiction Anderson, L
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Oliver La Farge - Young Adult
Fiction Anderson, L
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Fiction Anderson, L
2 available
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Oliver La Farge - Young Adult | Fiction Anderson, L | Hardcover | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.5, 7 Points
Level 4.5, 7 Points
Lexile measure
690
Notes
General Note
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000.
Description
"Speak up for yourself - we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows that this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and is is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication. In this powerful novel, an utterly believeable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.
Target Audience
690L,Lexile
Target Audience
Young Adult.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.5,7,32480.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,UG,4.5,7.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,4.5,7.0,32480.
Awards
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000
Awards
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 1999
Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2001
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