Book Speak 20Th Anniversary Edition Laurie Halse Anderson

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"Speak up for yourselfwe want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication. A timeless novel about consent and finding the courage to speak up for yourself, the twentieth anniversary edition of the classic novel that has spoken to so many young adults now includes a new introduction by acclaimed writer, host, speaker, and cultural commentator Ashley C. Ford as well as an afterword by New York Times-bestselling author of All American Boys and Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds. This edition will also feature an updated Q&A, resource list, and essay and poem from Laurie Halse Anderson.Praise for Speak:In a stunning first novel, Anderson uses keen observations and vivid imagery to pull readers into the head of an isolated teenager. . . . Will leave readers touched and inspired.Publishers Weekly, starred reviewAn uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last.The Horn Book, starred reviewPraise for Speak: The Graphic Novel:[Emily Carroll] should be recognized as one of the best graphic storytellers out there.Kate Beaton, author of Hark! A VagrantWhat a talent. What a voice.Mark Siegel, author of Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the HudsonCarroll knows how to capture uncomfortable emotionsguilt, regret, possessiveness, envyand transform them into hair-raising narratives.New York Times Book Review Accolades for Speak:New York Times BestsellerPublishers Weekly BestsellerMichael L. Printz Honor BookNational Book Award FinalistEdgar Allan Poe Award FinalistLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistALA Top Ten Best Book for Young AdultsALA Quick PickPublishers Weekly Best Book of the YearBooklist Top Ten First NovelBCCB Blue Ribbon BookSchool Library Journal Best Book of the Year

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(Nueva York, 1961). Autora best seller del New York Times, ha sido ampliamente reconocida por saber abordar como ningún otro escritor temas difíciles con humor y sensibilidad. Ha recibido numerosos premios y distinciones entre los que destacan el de la American Library Association por su significativa contribución a la literatura juvenil.

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