Are you the type of person who if you have a problem you keep your mouth shut? Or are you the type to tell someone so they could help you over come it? In Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda is a young high school girl dealing with something way over her head and doensnt tell anyone about it.
Melinda, to me, is the type of person to fix her problems on her own. She doesnt need anyone to do things for her because she is so used to doing them by herself.
The first day of school for Melinda was terrible. She said "I am an outcast." While walking through the halls she see's all of the teens glare and laugh at her. Melinda finds her hideaway spot in the janitors closet. She hides from her old friends, teachers, and especially IT, Andy Evan, the boy who made her mouth, body, and mind scarred.
Towards the end of the book, Melinda transforms in many ways. She finally speaks up and actually talks to other students.
I would most definatly recamend this book to all teens who attend, or have attended high school. The moral of this story is very touching and made me think about the people who dont say much to anyone and if something happend to them like it did Melinda.
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