Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. New York: Farrer Staraus Giroux, 1999. 198 pages. (Realistic Fiction)How harmful can an end of the summer part be? The answer: extremely! Melinda Sordino and Rachel bruin were best friends until the unfaithful night they decided to attend a senior party where the worst thing, besides murder, happened to Mel; she was raped by Andy Evans. Mel calls the cops on the party and everyone knows she was the one who did it, but no one knows why. Her first year of high school starts out horrible, but only gets worse. Before Mel thinks things can get any worse, the unimaginable happens.
Laurie Halse Anderson did an amazing job writing Speak. It leaves you feeling empathy for the main character even though she’s fiction. To even be able to begin to understand how a girl like Mel must feel is impossible. The book is a great read as long as you have time because once you open the book you won’t be able to put it down!
Reviewed by: BlueBerryBuddy
