About the Book: Speak
The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "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