Since the beginning of the school year, high school freshman Melinda has found that it's been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud: "My throat is always sore, my lips raw.... Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.... It's like I have some kind of spastic laryngitis." What could have caused Melinda to suddenly fall mute? Could it be due to the fact that no one at school is speaking to her because she called the cops and got everyone busted at the seniors' big end-of-summer party? Or maybe it's because her parents' only form of communication is Post-It notes written on their way out the door to their nine-to-whenever jobs. While Melinda is bothered by these things, deep down she knows the real reason why she's been struck mute...
Laurie Halse Anderson's first novel is a stunning and sympathetic tribute to the teenage outcast. The triumphant ending, in which Melinda finds her voice, is cause for cheering (while many readers might also shed a tear or two). After reading Speak, it will be hard for any teen to look at the class scapegoat again without a measure of compassion and understanding for that person--who may be screaming beneath the silence. (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
Laurie Halse Anderson's first novel is a stunning and sympathetic tribute to the teenage outcast. The triumphant ending, in which Melinda finds her voice, is cause for cheering (while many readers might also shed a tear or two). After reading Speak, it will be hard for any teen to look at the class scapegoat again without a measure of compassion and understanding for that person--who may be screaming beneath the silence. (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
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Hardback Editions
April 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 1-4352-3314-X / 978-1-4352-3314-0 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-8446-7292-0 / 978-0-8446-7292-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2006 : Library Binding
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 1-4177-5081-2 / 978-1-4177-5081-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-307-26030-5 / 978-0-307-26030-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-606-21444-5 / 978-0-606-21444-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2002 : Library Binding
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-613-36013-3 / 978-0-613-36013-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2000 : Hardback
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-7862-2525-4 / 978-0-7862-2525-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-374-37152-0 / 978-0-374-37152-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Speak: 10th Anniversary Edition Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-14-241473-5 / 978-0-14-241473-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Puffin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-340-95077-3 / 978-0-340-95077-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder Children's Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Speak Platinum Edition Author(s): Laurie Anderson ISBN: 0-14-240732-1 / 978-0-14-240732-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Speak Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Paperback
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2003 : Paperback
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July 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Speak (Bite) Author(s): Halse Anderson Laurie ISBN: 0-340-81762-3 / 978-0-340-81762-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder Children's Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2001 : Paperback
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April 2001 : Paperback
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1999 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
November 2006 : Audio CD
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January 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 1-4000-8998-0 / 978-1-4000-8998-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
July 2000 : Audio Cassette
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July 2000 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-8072-8403-3 / 978-0-8072-8403-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library (Lib) Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
May 2006 : Unknown
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-7569-7098-9 / 978-0-7569-7098-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Cover to Cover Cassettes Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2000 : Unknown
| Title: Speak Author(s): Laurie Halse Anderson ISBN: 0-7569-0742-X / 978-0-7569-0742-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Prebound Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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