Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is a powerful young adult novel that touches on important life situations. Melinda Sordino is a high school student that lost all her friends after busting an end-of-summer party by calling the police. Since then she has not spoken and the only place that she feels is safe is in her head, and even that isn’t fully safe for her. The night of the party Melinda something happened to Melinda and for that reason she is scared to speak and let the truth of what happened that night out.

I enjoyed reading Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson because the imagery used within the novel brought it to life. The powerful theme of friends and enemies is portrayed as well. One of my favorite quotes from the novel connects to the theme of friends and enemies, “You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.” If you liked Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson you will like The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky