Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen
Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen is a realistic fiction novel
about a young high school teenager named Melinda. In the realistic fiction
novel by Laurie Halse Andersen Melinda has to find herself important and worth
talking. Melinda has to overcome a fear of talking after she attends a party
which she really shouldn’t have attended. Melinda attends a party and many bad
things go on at the party one of which is drinking. Melinda was not responsible
at the party and did many things that she shouldn’t have done. Melinda got
drunk and got peer pressured into doing something with a boy that was not
appropriate for her to do at her young age. After the party and throughout the
novel Melinda gets bullied and has to learn how to overcome her fear of talking
about the horrific events.
I personally thought
that Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson was a great book that really teaches young
teens very important messages. The book teaches teens not to do something
stupid like drink because it can ruin your life forever. The book also teaches
that if you do something that you cannot tell your parents about, then it is
wrong and you should not be doing it. The author’s style of writing was very
easy to understand. It would be helpful for a teen to know about drugs and
alcohol and how they are very bad for any person to use and especially high
school teens. I would recommend this book to all teens because I think that it
was a great book that teaches lifelong lessons. I would give Speak by Laurie
Halse Anderson a 5 star rating. Nicole
S.; Teen Reviewer