Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Paperback)

Melinda Sordino begins her freshman year of high school as an outcast after calling the police at an end-of-summer party. Nobody knows why she made the call, and Melinda withdraws into silence, finding her voice only slowly through an art project and the courage to face what really happened.

Laurie Halse Anderson's groundbreaking novel was a National Book Award finalist and has become an essential, widely taught young adult classic.

A powerful, honest story about trauma, healing and speaking up, recommended for teens and adults.