Speak
By Laurie Halse Anderson
Plot
Melinda starts off the school year with the reputation for calling the cops at the end of summer party. She makes a new friend that didn't know about the party. Heather takes advantage of Melinda and dumps her as a friend because she thinks that Melinda is not helping her get into the groups she wants to get into. Melinda finds an old janitor closet that no one uses and now that's her special place. She skips school a lot more and becomes a lot more quiet. She reconnects with her friend called Ivy. Melinda starts to find the meaning in her art assignment. She tells Rachel what happened at the party and she just thinks she is just jealous of her and Andy. Rachel and Andy go to prom together and he won't keep his hands off of her. They break up. She feels bad about not believing Melinda. Andy yells at Melinda saying that she ruined his reputation and that she wanted it just as much as he did that night. He tries to rape her again in her special closet. She screams trying to get peoples attention. She breaks the mirror and puts a piece of it on Andy's neck. The girls lacrosse team is at the door and they look really mad. The rest of the day Melinda becomes more and more popular. She gets and A on her art assignment because she found the meaning in the tree.
Settings
- Mostly at the school
- at home
- outside at the mall
- parents work
Main characters
Melinda Sordino
A freshman, that has a story. Calls the cops at the end of the year party and everyone hates her now. She gets quite over the school year. Skips school a lot. Is trying to fit into a group but doesn't work
Andy Evans
A senior that raped Melinda. Is know at school as a god by some of the students. Has a reputation with some girls about always trying to get into their pants.
Rachelle
Was Melinda's best friend. Likes the foreign exchange group. Always wears outfits from different cultures. Dates Andy and goes to prom with him. They break up at prom.
Reveiw
This book is a different, but a good different. Its a good book to read. Its a little slow in beginning but it picks up. Its a good book to read when you want to read something different. It relates to a lot of teens struggling in school with always skipping and being quiet.