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Laurie Halse Anderson - Speak
 
   

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11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Speak The Master of All Books

Date of Review:  May 16, 2007
The Bottom Line: Here's to Speak a book that will inspire anybody who takes the time to read it.
Review: While there are other books out there I've never read one as much as I have read Speak. Its a heart-breaking book. About Melinda she's a freshman at Merry weather High home of the god knows what? She was raped at a party towards the end of the...
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  5.0

by: flowergirl691
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Melinda's tale should be told to...
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A book that changed my life but still...
 
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Speak young girl, SPEAK!

Date of Review:  May 11, 2005
Review: This book is about a girl named Melinda who is a freshman in Highschool and is outcasted by all of her eigth grade friends. During a party a month before her first year in highschool, she gets sexually abused by a upperclassmen who thinks he's all...
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  5.0

by: godariuseagles
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Very well written. Gotta love Melinda.
Cons
I am happy to say no cos, except author...
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Title explains what Melinda finds trouble doing.

Date of Review:  Jul 15, 2003
The Bottom Line: This is a great book for the coming of age reader.This book has some humorous parts to it but it also faces some serious issues.
Review: Laurie Halse Anderson uses almost a suspense to her readers in this book to find out what happened to Melinda when she went to that end-of-summer party. She gets her readers to ask questions like why did Melinda call the cops?, why doesn't she talk...
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  5.0

by: dariagrl26
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Hits upon what teenage society today...
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Brings forth some harsh issues that...
 
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

Speak... and be heard?

Date of Review:  Jul 31, 2007
The Bottom Line: It's a good book with a good rereading value. I definitely recommend it.
Review: OK I really liked this book except I'm not sure where my copy is.
This book portrays the 9th grade life of a girl called Melinda Sordino. Her former friends hate her because before school had started, she called the cops at a wild party after...
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  5.0

by: garfield135
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Detail, good reading, and FUN to read (...
Cons
Not for young kids.
 
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

The hidden meaning behind Speak

Date of Review:  May 10, 2005
The Bottom Line: This is a wonderful book, i would recommend this to lonely teenagers.I would also recommend this to any one who likes too read books.
Review: Melinda has a hard time fitting in during her first day/year of high school. Shes very lonely she has no one to talk too.During her first day everyone was staring at her.During the summer time she and her best friend Rachel went to a high school...
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  4.0

by: lilshakeshia
Recommended to buy: Yes

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It helps lonely teenagers see that...
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Theres no cons but it takes to long to...
 
13 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

Breaking the Silence

Date of Review:  Oct 21, 2006
The Bottom Line: I would recommend this book to anyone, especially high school students. We all know what is is like to not be able, or want to speak the truth.
Review: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, is the story of Melinda Sordino's freshmen year of high school. She starts school with having absolutely no friends because everyone hates her. Melinda called the cops at the end of the summer drinking party, everyone...
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  5.0

by: emily003
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Great plot, Anderson made me feel like...
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The ending left me hanging, I wanted to...
 
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

A Rainy Day Read

Date of Review:  Jan 12, 2004
Review: This story starts out quite depressing! However, it does give people a good look into the possible life of their own high school out-cast. This story proves that you never know why people are the way they are. I'd suggest parents get this book for...
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  4.0

by: hoodgurl
Recommended to buy: Yes

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A good book to educate teens on how to...
Cons
The ending is too happily - ever -...
 
66 out of 66 people found this review helpful.

Dying Trees, Silence, and Secrets

Date of Review:  Jul 24, 2001
The Bottom Line: Despite its flaws, Speak is worth reading for its compelling narrator and its attempts to deal with a crime faced by all too many teenage girls.
Review: Please Note: In order to adequately review this book, I?ve had to include a few spoilers.

Thirteen year old Melinda Sordino is starting high school as a social pariah. The summer before her freshman year, she called the police at a party...
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  3.0

by: solleks
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Clever, intelligent narrator; deals...
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Heavy-handed symbolism, overuse of...
 
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

This is a very moving book!

Date of Review:  Apr 15, 2003
The Bottom Line: This book is very good; it might even make you cry!
Review: At the beginning of the school year, Melinda stops speaking out loud. No one is speaking to her because she called the cops and got everyone busted at a big end-of-summer party. She is having trouble at school because one of the only things she can...
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  5.0

by: short_erin
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Very moving
Cons
A little graphic
 
38 out of 38 people found this review helpful.

Speak~~Banishing the Prison of Silence

Date of Review:  Oct 2, 2002
The Bottom Line: The education in rape survivors is worth the sad storyline.
Review: I can clearly remember my sophomore year in high school being one of indecision and a yearning to be accepted by the group. Many students worry about these things especially in this grade and since my niece will be entering high school in the next...
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  4.0

by: tiffy0380
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
wonderful character details
Cons
rape theme may be too much for younger...
 

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