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    SPEAK 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

     
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    SPEAK 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

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    "Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have to say."

    A timeless novel about consent and finding the courage to speak up for yourself, the twentieth anniversary edition of the classic novel that has spoken to so many young adults now includes a new introduction by acclaimed writer, host, speaker, and cultural commentator Ashley C. Ford as well as an afterword by New York Times-bestselling author of All American Boys and Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds. This edition will also feature an updated Q&A, resource list, and essay and poem from Laurie Halse Anderson.

    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.

    Praise for Speak:

    "In a stunning first novel, Anderson uses keen observations and vivid imagery to pull readers into the head of an isolated teenager. . . . Will leave readers touched and inspired."
    -Publishers Weekly, starred review

    "An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last."
    -The Horn Book, starred review

    Accolades for Speak:

    New York Times Bestseller
    Publishers Weekly Bestseller
    Michael L. Printz Honor Book
    National Book Award Finalist
    Edgar Allan Poe Award Finalist
    Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
    ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
    ALA Quick Pick
    Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
    Booklist Top Ten First Novel
    BCCB Blue Ribbon Book
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

    Product details

    EAN/ISBN:
    9781250302359
    Edition:
    Anniversary
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    224
    Publication date:
    2019-01-15
    Publisher:
    MACMILLAN USA
    EAN/ISBN:
    9781250302359
    Edition:
    Anniversary
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    224
    Publication date:
    2019-01-15
    Publisher:
    MACMILLAN USA

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