![]() Protagonist Melinda Sordino is a depressed teenager who people want to write off, forget, dismiss–initially this includes even the reader. ![]() I’ll be keeping this review spoiler free but to give a bit of background, I’ll provide a brief summary. Behind the controversy, however, is a powerful book about finding your voice. Perhaps because of this, the book often finds itself banned from libraries and schools. Instead of shying away from difficult and mature subject matter, it brings it into the light. Speak never trivializes or talks down to the audience it was meant for. ![]() Anderson’s first novel helped show us what young adult literature could be. Speak, by author Laurie Halse Anderson, was first published in 1999 to wonderful reviews and a whole lot of controversy. ![]()
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