The critically acclaimed, award-winning, modern classic Speak is now a
stunning graphic novel.
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 fat 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, so now
nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. Through her work on an art
project, she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was
raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a
threat to her. With powerful illustrations by Emily Carroll Speak: The Graphic
Novel comes alive for new audiences and fans of the classic novel.
Praise for Speak: The Graphic Novel :
*A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018*
*2018 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice*
*A YALSA Great Graphic Novel Reading List Selection*
*A YALSA Teens' Top Ten List Selection*
*A 2019 Amelia Bloomer Best Feminist Book for Young Readers*
*A 2019 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book*
*A Quill & Quire Best Kids' Book of 2018*
*A 2019 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection*
*The EBSCO See-It Award Winner!*
*An ILA Young Adult Reading List Selection*
*A Kids' Comics Award Nominee*
*Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Winner*
Carroll, well-known for her horror comics, does an excellent job of bringing the
vignettes of Anderson's novel to the graphic format. With spellbinding artwork,
this exceptional adaptation masterfully does (...)
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times- bestselling author whose
writing spans young readers, teens, and new adults. Combined, her books
have sold more than 8 million copies. She has been nominated three times for
the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Two of her books,Speak and Chains,
were National Book Award finalists, and Chains was short-listed for the
prestigious Carnegie medal. Laurie was selected by the American Library
Association for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and has been honored
Square Fish
On Sale: Oct 10/23
6 x 8.5 • 384 pages
Black-and-white illustrations throughout
9781250294760 • $23.99 • pb
YA Fic / Comics & Graphic Novels / Classic Adaptation
• Ages 12-18 years