Title: Speak Review
Product review: Freshman, Melinda Sordino, starts high school depressed and outcast. The entire school hates her for calling the cops on an end-of-the-summer party. Her friends have deserted her without even trying to find out the truth of what really happened. Slowly Melinda stops speaking to her parents, teachers, and even her peers. Anytime she sees Andy Evens, a popular senior boy, she feels paralyzed like a rabbit around a predator. Through her artwork, Melinda shows her feelings of depression and loneliness. She has a secret that she can't tell anybody. Will Melinda ever be able to tell this secret? Find out at the end of the story when the truth is finally revealed.Laurie Halse Anderson's novel is a wonderful tribute to teenage life with all the realistic dramas and conflicts all young adults go through. All readers will relate to the isolation and confusion Melinda expresses in her sad and humorous story.
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