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Speak, published in 1999, is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson that tells the story of high school freshman Melinda Sordino. [1] [2] After Melinda is raped at an end of summer party, she calls the police, who break up the party. Melinda is then ostracized by her peers because she will not say why she called the police.
PEN America defines a banned book as one that is unavailable to students. The state maintains that no books have been banned in Florida schools. ... "Speak," Laurie Halse Anderson "Speak: The ...
Speak: Laurie Halse Anderson: References to rape 1999 25 60 — Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds: Author's public statements, and because of claims that the book contains “selective storytelling incidents” and does not encompass racism against all people. [10] 2020 — — — Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Penguin Random House and bestselling authors like John Green and Jodi Picoult are suing Iowa over a law banning school books that depict sex acts.
He discovered that a handful of his books were banned from school libraries in Florida, USA. ... Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas, two students, and two parents ...
Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels.She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature [1] and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Separately, the Iowa State Education Association, Penguin Random House, four authors — Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Malinda Lo, and Jodi Picoult — an Iowa parent and several teachers ...
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.