The book I have just finished reading is called Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The publisher of the novel is Farrar Straus Giroux and was publisher in October 1999 with 197 pages. The genre of this novel was teen fiction. The cover automatically caught my attention when I first saw it‚ when I started reading it nothing failed to impress me. I instantly fell in love with the storyline and the concept due to the fact that it was so relatable. In the novel they give us the impression that the setting
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Just Try Isabel is a young girl. Isabel is a slave. Isabel is a girl who is constantly juggling new problems that are thrown at her. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Chains‚ people walk right over Isabel without even a thought. Isabel still gets back up. Three quotes that I think resemble Isabel’s situations are; “Life is tough my darling‚ but so are you”‚ “You have brains in your head‚ feet in your shoes‚ you can steer yourself in any direction you choose”‚ and “Hope
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being harmful seems like an oxymoron. Popularity is something so many people strive to have- to be respected‚ accepted‚ admired‚ even envied. But when that need to ‘fit in’ turns sour‚ most people never see it coming. The book Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ shows the detrimental side of popularity not often considered by kids‚ and rarely mentioned in books. Speak is about a girl named Melinda and her first year in high school‚ where‚ after being raped by a popular kid‚ experiences bullying‚ exclusion
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S. Huttman Honors English IV 20 December 2011 Finding a Voice Laurie Halse Anderson‚ author of Speak‚ is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning. Born on October 23‚ 1961 in northern New York‚ Anderson was in the literary world from the beginning (“Speak- Anderson”). She received a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Linguistics in 1984 after transferring to Georgetown University (“Speak- Anderson”). “[Anderson] began her career as an author of three picture books: No time for
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Speak Essay As Harvey Fierstein‚ a popular children’s book author once stated; “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life‚ but define yourself.” In Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Speak‚ the main character‚ Melinda‚ was raped at a high school party in the summer. Now going into high school as a freshman‚ she has become extremely depressed and both unable and unwilling to speak. She ignores her parents‚ many of her teachers‚ friends
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Speak Readers Response Anderson‚ Laurie Halse. Speak. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux‚ 1999. Print. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is about the protagonist Melinda Sordino and her journey through her freshmen year of high school. She started school with no friends but in the end she had more than she thought she would. In school she struggles with paying attention and getting good grade and her home wasn’t much better. She had a mother that was always working and a father that really didn’t care
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Communication Communication is the way we express our feelings and show our thoughts. It is a major part of our day to day lives. In Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda goes through a rape at a party at the beginning of summer. She was raped by Andy Evens and called the cops on the party to tell them that she had been raped. Everyone got in trouble at the party and now blame her for what happened. She does not want to tell anyone what actually happened to her at the party and doesn’t really
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Essay answer to : In the fourth Marking period prove that Melinda Shows courage and Speaks Up. Today’s teenagers are often seen as rebellious because they stand up and take action for their beliefs. In Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda remains quiet throughout most of the novel. But she proves to be very courageous when she finally tells Rachel about what at the party and when she goes face to face with Andy Evans. In the fourth marking period Melinda proves to be very courageous
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Imagine a flightless bird‚ injured and alone in the forest‚ watching their flock fly away without them. This is what Melinda’s‚ the main character in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ life is like. Melinda was raped the summer before freshman year and no one knew‚ she then panicked and called the cops causing her peers to believe she ruined the party‚ and because of this Melinda isolated herself and became stuck in a void of depression‚ which caused her to be incredibly quiet and melancholy. Her friends
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Laurie Halse Anderson’s historical fiction novel‚ Fever 1793‚ takes place in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. Mattie is the main character of the book. In the beginning of the book‚ she only thinks about herself and not about others. In the middle of the book‚ something tragic happens‚ and she has to learn to cope and mature throughout the rest of the book. By using descriptive words‚ and repetition‚ the author creates a lesson that when people mature‚ they learn to appreciate what they have‚ rather
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