Book Report On Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson

The book I choose was Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. The book was published in 1999 on October 22nd. The book was also a finalist of the National Book Award. An interesting fact about this book, it was based off the author’s personal experience as a teenager.

Throughout the overview if the book, Melinda (the victim) busted a party during the summer, by calling the police. In doing so, the problem escalated that her former friends isolated themselves from her, as well as people she didn’t know disliked her as well. To Melinda, her safest place was her being alone, inside her own head, but she knows that’s not safe. Thee something she tries not to think about that night at the party. She would eventually have to tell the truth, but overall,

He is a senior year in high school, he is well known for getting his way with anything and his appearance or by physical matters. Andy tries to alienate Melinda at all time he sees her. Within him doing that, it exposes her altercation with him, leading her to feel more emotionally about the situation that occurred that summer night. Melinda becomes more distant than ever that she eventually starts skipping school, which opens up concerns about her academic performance. She tries not to discuss to her parents nor guidance counselors of what has happened to her, which this puts them and herself in a difficult

The title of the book which is Speak, speaks for itself, because it gives you them thoughts of what is going to happen next or is the problem going to be resolved. Some strengths in the book could be when the story reaches the climax, because after you read the overview your mind is like wow, the book has to be interesting. A weakness of the book would be the characters who all knew that Andy was sexually abusing other females and including the main character Melinda. Someone close to him as well knew his behaviors and wasn’t man enough to step up and addresses the issue. The target audience for this book would grab readers from young adults to possible adults as well. To follow up on recommendation, I would recommend the book to anyone even if it’s male or female who has been put in situations like this (rape). This book could change someone too really open is about their experience and not feel trapped or