# Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

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## Post 1 by Caitlin (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Saturday, 12-Mar-2005 12:03:54

Hi All!
How many of you have read the book "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson? it's a wonderful book! For those who haven't, it's about a freshman girl named Melinda Sordino. She goes through a terrible experience, and the book is about how she copes with it, and with her first high school year which is not going so well.
I jsut had the wonderful privlidge to meet the author, who was witty and very very nice and cool! She actually made it a point to let each student talk to her individually, sign autographs, ask questions, etc.
For more info, visit her web site at www.writerlady.com I think that's it.
Enjoy!
Caitlin

## Post 2 by Emerald-Hourglass (Account disabled) on Saturday, 01-Oct-2005 17:20:03

I'm reading this book rite now. I'm on page 157.

## Post 3 by Go Away (Generic Zoner) on Monday, 03-Oct-2005 15:26:29

i haven't read it, but i want to. They showed the movie on lifetime recently and it made me cry. I'd like to read it.

## Post 4 by Belinda (Veteran Zoner) on Tuesday, 18-Oct-2005 3:11:45

yeah ive heard of this book i want to raed it

## Post 5 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Friday, 13-Apr-2007 7:23:43

Hello, Caitlin, if you're reading this. I've met the author myself. a very nice and down-to-earth woman Anyway, I think she mentioned your name to me, but I can't remember exactly what it was about. It had something to do with message boards on her site, or something like that. She came to my school to talk about Speak, and how she could relate to her main character, a little bit. It's been over a year since that day, so I'm not too sure about our conversation that day. I read the book as part of a bookclub and enjoyed it.

## Post 6 by lauralou (Account disabled) on Tuesday, 10-Jul-2007 0:05:11

yeah, i read it, and i felt bad for her, and also a little annoyed that she didnt make more of an effort... anyway, also i was glad at the ending when she finally stood up to that person, um, i cant remember his name, because i read the book like three years ago, but i believe it was andy? hmm, anyway, yeah, good book

## Post 7 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Saturday, 14-Jul-2007 10:43:33

Yes, the creep's name was Andy?

## Post 8 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Saturday, 14-Jul-2007 10:44:04

sorry that was supposed to be period, not a question mark

## Post 9 by Colombian Coke (Veteran Zoner) on Thursday, 02-Aug-2007 0:18:54

she's got another book out called cattalist, it's about this girl who is like reall smart and is going to MIT after graduating and then stuff happens and she doesn't end up going, good book., it's a siquol to speak.

## Post 10 by battle star queen (I just keep on posting!) on Monday, 13-Aug-2007 19:27:07

I had to read the book in 12th grade. I've try to find it but I can't. I think the book treaches you to stand up to a person even when you don't feekl like you can do it.

## Post 11 by Calli Girl (Generic Zoner) on Sunday, 30-Sep-2007 4:33:39

I've read the book. i had to read it my sophomore year. Honestly, that was the only book that I was interested in that entire year. For once, I got to read a book in school that was about an issue affecting people my age today in time, and not some classic book by an author probably unknown to most of us and dealing with something most of the class could care less about.

## Post 12 by Siriusly Severus (The ESTJ 1w9 3w4 6w7 The Taskmaste) on Thursday, 31-Jan-2008 20:52:48

Yeah, I actually think that's interesting. Um, yeah, I am a freshman in high school myself. Lol! The nerdy oddball. I am all in to books, while everyone is in to who knows what. Lmao!
I actually like the classic authors. My favorite is Dickens, and I think he's brilliant. Yeah, social issues with classing and racism is what I am big on. I know lots of them. Not a pleasant crowd to be around in general.

## Post 13 by tyger_lillee84 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Friday, 01-Feb-2008 17:49:18

I've never read that book, but it sounds like a really good book. I recently read a book similar to it called The Perks of being a Wallflower. It's about this boy Charlie who is a freshman in High School. He's also an oddball, and it's letters that he writes to "friend" about coping with highschool and his life. You should read it lol

## Post 14 by Siriusly Severus (The ESTJ 1w9 3w4 6w7 The Taskmaste) on Friday, 01-Feb-2008 20:42:26

cool, I think I have it down...
I have current things to read, but...