![]() ![]() She doesn’t share much, talk much, open up much. Melinda doesn’t really contribute to the friendship, she just goes along.Īnd that’s where we start noticing things about Melinda. So she starts a relationship with a girl named Heather, and we learn that it’s all about Heather. ![]() Now that they’re no longer in middle school, she and her friends have split apart, and she is utterly alone, looking for another person who doesn’t quite fit in. Right away we learn she called the cops that busted up a party earlier that summer, and that’s very much a no-no, will earn you the wrath of one and all for years to come. And indeed, the audiobook starts off that way, with young Melinda dealing with the snubs and glares of other students. I went into listening to Speak thinking it was going to be about a girl who’s an outcast, feels misunderstood, wishes for so much more while trying to fit in. Sadly, this is a MUST-listen for teens and even ‘tween girls By: Laurie Halse Anderson / Narrated By: Mandy Siegfried ![]()
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