{"product_id":"2940156799046","title":"Conversation Starters Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson","description":"Speak: by Laurie Halse Anderson | Conversation Starters\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Look Inside:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson was a 1999 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature. \"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, 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. As time passes, she 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, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication. In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER\u003cbr\u003ethan the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,\u003cbr\u003eand the characters and its world still live on.\u003cbr\u003eConversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to\u003cbr\u003ebring us beneath the surface of the page\u003cbr\u003eand invite us into the world that lives on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese questions can be used to..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreate Hours of Conversation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Foster a deeper understanding of the book\u003cbr\u003e• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups\u003cbr\u003e• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately\u003cbr\u003e• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource to supplement the original book, enhancing your experience of Speak. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.","brand":"dailyBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112119910640,"sku":"2940156799046","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156799046_p0.jpg?v=1764088518","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156799046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}