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Speak is written for young adults and middle/high school students. Labeled a problem novel, it centers on a character who gains the strength to overcome her trauma. [1] [2] The rape troubles Melinda as she struggles with wanting to repress the memory of the event, while simultaneously desiring to speak about it. [2]
Melinda "Mel" Sordino (born February 18 [1]) is the main character and narrator of Laurie Halse Anderson's 1999 novel Speak. [2] Her last name, Sordino, is an Italian word that can be translated as "deaf." The character's ordeals were based on Anderson's own experiences; she was raped one summer prior to starting high school.
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.
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Amulet is a graphic novel series illustrated and written by Kazu Kibuishi and published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic. [1] [2] [3] It follows the adventures of Emily, a young girl who discovers a sentient and autonomous magical circular amulet in her great-grandfather's house, and consequently is tasked with protecting an entirely new world from a ruler known as The Elf King.
"We wrote the book in the same voice we use when we tell people what happened," Brabner said. "We step on each other's lines, we interrupt each other, we contradict each other. That's the way it is. The book sounds like the way we talk." [3] Our Cancer Year won the 1995 Harvey Award for best original graphic novel. [4]
Ghost World is a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes.It was serialized in issues #11–18 (June 1993 – March 1997) of Clowes's comic book series Eightball, [1] and was published in book form in 1997 by Fantagraphics Books.
Skim was listed as one of the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2009 Great Graphic Novels for Teens award. [21] Skim also won the 2008 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel. [22] Skim was nominated in four categories in the 2009 Eisner Awards [23] and won Best Book at the 2009 Doug Wright Awards. [24]