Anderson, L. H. (1999). Speak. NY: Penguin
Melinda Sordino the story’s protagonist is 13 years old is
about the start her freshman year of high school. In this realistic fiction
novel Melinda has lost her voice. Through her art will she or can she find her
voice? When I began reading the book I was intrigued just by the summary of the
book due to the fact the main character is a teenage girl. Speak is written in
first person point of view. The reader is the thoughts and mind of Melinda herself. The author’s style of writing is unconventional
and the formatting was unique. The book is written into four parts, one for
each period of the school year. The format
the book is written in was a little difficult for me to read because it was in
my opinion choppy and scattered but after the first chapter I was able to
adjust to the format style. As the
reader continues to read the book you find out the tragic events that happened during
the summer that has slowly taken away Melinda’s voice. Melinda uses her art as an outlet for her pain.
This book is very relatable to teenagers who are going through things that are
similar to the issues that Melinda is such as friendships, popularity, self-acceptance,
self-esteem, and maybe sexual violence. At the of the novel Melinda finds her
voice. “You
have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.” Speak
has won the Micheal L. Pintz Award in 2000. The novel was turned into a motion picture
film in 2004. Below is the movie trailer for the novel Speak.
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