speak by laurie halse anderson audiobook

“An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last. In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. Will leave readers touched and inspired.”

“In a stunning first novel, Anderson uses keen observations and vivid imagery to pull readers into the head of an isolated teenager. This edition will also feature an updated Q&A, resource list, and essay and poem written and read by Laurie Halse Anderson. The book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson describes a traumatic event at the end of the summer and its. Ford as well as an afterword written and read by New York Times-bestselling author of All American Boys and Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds. These days Yaoi audiobook and romance audiobook. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication.Ī 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 written and read by acclaimed writer, host, speaker, and cultural commentator Ashley C.

Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. 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. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. 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. 'Speak up for yourself―we want to know what you have to say.'įrom 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.

Speak by laurie halse anderson audiobook