Anderson, Laurie Halse. (1999) Speak. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
ISBN: 978-0141310886
Awards: New York Times bestseller (Children's Paperback, 2001)
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (2004)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1999)
Golden Kite Award (1999)
National Book Award finalist (Young People's Literature, 1999)
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (1999)
ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2000)
Edgar Award Nominee (Young Adult, 2000)
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (2000)
Printz Honor (2000)
Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2001-2002)
TASL Volunteer State Book Children's Choice Award (2001-2002)
Garden State Book Award (Teen Fiction Grades 9-12, 2002)
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2003)
ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (2000)
Sequoyah Children's Book Award (2002)
Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award Nominee (2005)
Bibliotheraputic Usefulness: Rape, Depression
Genre: Fiction
Annotation: Melinda falls deeper and deeper into herself as she tries to avoid talking about the one thing she must speak about.
Summary: Melinda is a teen girl starting her year at high school, only this year is different because of one fateful summer party. At first, we are not sure what happened at this party that made Melinda call the police, but we soon learn that she had been raped by a senior boy. No one else knows what really happened, and she is afraid to tell, even though they all hate her for ruining the party. The story evolves as Melinda's grades drop, she isolates herself, and becomes silent.
Evaluation: I thought this was done very respectfully and without unnecessary graphic language. I also really liked the metaphors about growth, the evolution of her tree art project, and the school assignment on the suffragette's speaking up.
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