Title:SpeakAuthor:Laurie Halse Anderson
Publish Date:March 19, 2009
Publisher:Speak; 10 Anv edition
Pages:240 pages
ISBN:0142414735
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Age Range:Young Adult
Price: $8.63
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Summary: After being date-raped a party, Melinda Sordino suffers intensely through her first year at Merryweather High
in utter silence, that is, she has a secret and that secret is why everybody hates her. During the Summer Melinda is Date-raped, calls the police, and the party is broken up. Because nobody knows why she called the police they brand her. Melinda begins to get worse and worse as she folds within herself and becomes mute while loses enthusiasm for everything that should have been an amazing first year of high school. Abandoned by her friends, she wishes she could confide.
Evaluation: I loved the interactions between the teacher and the Melinda and the use of art as a catalyst for expression. It is stylishly written and it's tone with memorable. I love Melinda and feel deeply for her. Much of her school brings up memories of more then one of my teachers and experiences. Spot on amazing! There is a reason why Anderson is so beloved, in my opinion.
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness: Expressing trauma, Art therapy, friendship, trust, depression, Communicating with your Parents
Evaluation: I loved the interactions between the teacher and the Melinda and the use of art as a catalyst for expression. It is stylishly written and it's tone with memorable. I love Melinda and feel deeply for her. Much of her school brings up memories of more then one of my teachers and experiences. Spot on amazing! There is a reason why Anderson is so beloved, in my opinion.
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness: Expressing trauma, Art therapy, friendship, trust, depression, Communicating with your Parents
Reason this book was chosen: The use of art as therapy instead of the obvious choices like dealing with being raped and bullied.
