Sunday, 29 January 2023

Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson

Melinda is starting 9th grade, she has no friends, even her former best friend is angry with her about something that happened over the summer. Melinda went to a party and called the cops, not to snitch on her friends, but because she was raped. She didn't tell anyone about that though, in fact she's not speaking to anyone about anything.

Melinda's struggle is real, she plagues herself with what ifs. Her journal is raw and it's clear she's hurting. It's not all pain and anguish, there's dry humour too.

Read for the PopSugar 2023 Reading Challenge.
Prompt 18: A book that's been banned or challenged in 2022.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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