Title: Speak
Product review: New to high school, Melinda Sordino finds her friends have disowned her, and classes are much more difficult than she expected. Armed with a sarcastic and even sometimes sardonic attitude, she sets out to make the best of things. Unfortunately, her friends' relentless silent treatment and her less-than-adept teachers cause her plans to fall through.Faced with no one to talk to and her far below adequate grades, Melinda does the only thing she can think of: not talk. But instead of simplifying things, her troubles only seem to multiply with her newfound silence.Anyone who's ever felt left out will enjoy this story. I found Melinda wry and easy to relate to, and her stereotypical high school seemed a facsimile of mine. Speak is a must read for any high school student, or even anyone who's ever been to high school. Laurie Halse Anderson does a wonderful job bringing that sad, sarcastic little person who lives inside us all to life.
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