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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
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Description for Speak
Paperback. A powerful novel with a believable, bitterly ironic teenage heroine, following her through her first year at high school, from outcast to acceptance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
From her first moment at Merryweather High, Melinda Sordino knows she's an outcast. She busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know glare at her. No one knows why she called the police, and she can't get out the words to explain. So she retreats into her head, determined not to think about it. But, try as she might, it just won't go away...
From her first moment at Merryweather High, Melinda Sordino knows she's an outcast. She busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know glare at her. No one knows why she called the police, and she can't get out the words to explain. So she retreats into her head, determined not to think about it. But, try as she might, it just won't go away...
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340950777
SKU
V9780340950777
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About Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times-bestselling author, known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work has earned numerous awards and accolades. Laurie was the proud recipient of the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award given by YALSA division of the American Library Association for her 'significant and lasting ... Read more
Reviews for Speak
Highly recommended.
THE SCOTSMAN
Anderson has produced an outstanding book which invites the reader's admiration and empathy ... The power of Speak to evoke a positive response in spite of harrowing realism lies in Anderson's poetic prose and witty first person narration.
BfK, July 2001
Strong and searching novels that cover very difficult scenarios...The humanity of ... Read more
THE SCOTSMAN
Anderson has produced an outstanding book which invites the reader's admiration and empathy ... The power of Speak to evoke a positive response in spite of harrowing realism lies in Anderson's poetic prose and witty first person narration.
BfK, July 2001
Strong and searching novels that cover very difficult scenarios...The humanity of ... Read more