speak: Book Report

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about the book 'speak', which is about a girl dealing with a horrendous party that started off the school year which did hundreds of damaging things. As it goes on, we go from disliking the main character to sympathizing with them as the story goes on. It's a serious book, and I liked it as a serious read over other, funner books. I also believe that the materials in it help others in the same situation.

The book is about Melinda, a girl entering as a freshman into high school. After busting up an end of school party by calling the cops, everyone hates her, including her former friends. We follow as she goes thru the school year, as the quarters go by, with her making one new friend, dealing with everyone who hates her, doing schoolwork, skipping school, losing her one friend, and dealing with someone she only refers to as It. As the book is separated into 'quarters', there's only 4 chapters, but they are huge. At the end of the second chapter, it's revealed that It, also known as Andy Evans, raped her at the party, which is why she called the cops. As it goes on, she slowly gets more support thru minor means, and it comes to a startling conclusion at the end.

This book was a sad but happy book that struck some nerves, but it's something that some people have to deal with without it being fiction. The sources at the end are helpful for making sure the same situation doesn't happen to someone you know, or you yourself.

That's Adventure Van, signing out.