Speak
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New York, New York : Square Fish, 2011.
ISBN
9780312674397, 0312674392, 9780606267526, 0606267522, 9781448776900, 1448776902, 9780374371524, 0374371520, 9781613834527, 1613834527
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690L
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Published
New York, New York : Square Fish, 2011.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780312674397, 0312674392, 9780606267526, 0606267522, 9781448776900, 1448776902, 9780374371524, 0374371520, 9781613834527, 1613834527
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.5, 7 Points
Lexile measure
690

Notes

General Note
Includes Laurie Halse Anderson Speaks about Speak ... ; comments about censorship and sexual assault survivor resources.
General Note
Originally published in the United States by Farra Straus Giroux.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [212]).
Description
Overview: The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "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 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 it 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 Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable 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
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.5,7,32480.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,4.5,7,SD,Quiz 32480,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.5,7.0,32480.
Awards
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, L. H. (2011). Speak (First Square Fish edition.). Square Fish.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, Laurie Halse. 2011. Speak. Square Fish.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak Square Fish, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak First Square Fish edition., Square Fish, 2011.

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