Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
A high school freshman becomes a social outcast after calling the police to break up a summer party and refuses to explain why. As she navigates the challenges of high school, she struggles with a traumatic event from the party that has left her feeling silenced. Throughout the year, she slowly regains her voice and confronts her attacker, ultimately revealing the truth about what happened that night.
The 3268th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1999
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 198
- Words
- 46,000
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
- None
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This book is on the following 2 lists:
- The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years (Parade Magazine)
- The 100 Best YA Books of All Time (Time)