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Speak - The Graphic Novel

By: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Graphic Novels (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)


Product Info

Title
Speak - The Graphic Novel
Category
Author
Laurie Halse Anderson
Publish Year
2018
Pages
384
Dimensions
6.25x9x1.25"
NKG Part #
2148131679
Type
Hardcover

Description

The bestselling, award-winning modern classic Speak is now a stunning graphic novel-adapted by Laurie Halse Anderson herself and brought to life visually by Eisner Award winner Emily Carroll.

"Speak up for yourself-we 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 lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, an outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, Melinda 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-and refuses to be silent.