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Speak

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22nd August 2019

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340950777

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A fiercely authentic, critically acclaimed and award-winning modern classic.

‘Speak up for yourself – we want to know what you have to say.’

From my first day at Merryweather High, I know this is a lie.

Nobody will even talk to me, let alone listen – all because I called the cops on an end-of-summer party.

But if I could only tell everyone why I called the police that night…

If I could explain what happened to me…

If I could speak…


Then everything might change.

‘With the rise of women finding their voices and speaking out about sexual assault in the media, this should be on everyone’s radar… Powerful, necessary, and essential.’ – Kirkus

Reviews

Books For Keeps
An outstanding book which invites the reader's admiration and empathy rather than pity.
The Scotsman
Highly recommended.
BfK, July 2001
Anderson has produced an outstanding book which invites the reader's admiration and empathy ... The power of Speak to evoke a positive response in spite of harrowing realism lies in Anderson's poetic prose and witty first person narration.
The Bookseller, 13th April 2001
Strong and searching novels that cover very difficult scenarios...The humanity of the protagonist really shines through in the expert characterisation and writing, making these novels really challenge the reader's empathy. I would strongly recommend these stark and thought provoking titles.
The Horn Book, Starred Review
An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last.
Kirkus Reviews
The plot is gripping and the characters are powerfully drawn... a novel that will be hard for readers to forget.
Kirkus Reviews
The plot is gripping and the characters are powerfully drawn... a novel that will be hard for readers to forget.
KIRKUS REVIEWS
The plot is gripping and the characters are powerfully drawn, but it is its raw and unvarnished look at the dynamics of the high school experience that makes this a novel that will be hard for readers to forget.
Writers News
A dark but ultimately uplifting story.
The Horn Book, Starred Review
An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last.
The Herald
Anderson holds the reader's sympathy with impressive skill in this classic 'outsider' story.
The Herald
Anderson holds the reader's sympathy with impressive skill in this classic 'outsider' story.
Books For Keeps
An outstanding book which invites the reader's admiration and empathy rather than pity.
Booklist
Melinda's sarcastic wit, honesty, and courage make her a memorable character whose ultimate triumph will inspire and empower readers.
Booklist
Melinda's sarcastic wit, honesty, and courage make her a memorable character whose ultimate triumph will inspire and empower readers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A stunning first novel... Anderson infuses the narrative with a wit that sustains the heroine through her pain and holds readers' empathy. The book's overall gritty realism and Melinda's hard-won metamorphosis will leave readers touched and inspired.
The Scotsman
Highly recommended.
Writers News
A dark but ultimately uplifting story.
THE HORN BOOK
Nails the high school experience cold. An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, Speak will hold readers from first word to last.
THE SCOTSMAN
Highly recommended.