Speak is the story of a girl...Melinda Sordino. A girl with good grades, awesome friends. Almost into high school, what is the mistake that she made which changed everything? What happened in the summer that made her lose her identity? How did she lose the people that she most cared about? She has a lot to say but will she ever be able to express her feelings? Will she ever speak and let everything out? will she ever find her voice?

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5. Awards:
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National Book Award Nominee for Young
People's Literature (1999), Golden Kite Award for
Fiction (1999), BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1999),
Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult
(2000), Printz Honor (2000)
South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult
Book Award (2002), Horn Book Fanfare (2000),
ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults
(2000), Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee
(2005)Speak was a 1999 National Book Award
Finalist for Young People's Literature.

6. Reviews:
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Erin Mccrate
Apr 10, 2008 Erin Mccrate rated it 1 of 5 stars
Possibly the worst piece of literature that has ever disgraced the human
race with it's presence.The character is whiney, unsensible, and totally a
trumped up stereotype of an angsty teenage girl. There is nothing remotely
touching about the story. In fact, in the end, you might find that you wish
that she had been punched in the face. The character is a depressed bimbo
that has all of the answers but refuses them all. She is also completly selfabsorbed and complains about everything but does n...more

7. Reviews:
Laurie
Mar 08, 2008 Laurie rated it 2 of 5 stars
Just okay. I was particularly disappointed with the ending and felt
that there was an element of glorification in this novel that I didn't
appreciate. Let me explain:
Although I loved the fact that Melinda finally finds her voice and a
way to express herself, I felt as if the story was wrapped up a
little too quickly and too neatly. Let's be honest, that ending was
more than a little unrealistic. You can't simply put a pretty bow on
the end of this novel, otherwise the entire tale becomes
trite....more

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Cara
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Jan 02, 2014 Cara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition
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Recommended to Cara by: Ash
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Once I finished reading the last word I knew I was going to reread it.
Yes that profound.Honest. Authentic. Real. Use all those words and
their synonyms and you have this book. I literally wanted to hop into
the sea of words and tell Melinda Sordino " I'll be your friend! Don't
despair !" Alas I couldn't do that though. I had to see her struggle. It's
painful but since I watched the movie (which was done well by the
way) first before reading the book I knew where she was coming
from. Melinda's...more

9. Credits:
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak#other_
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