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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.
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. Our children cannot afford to have the truth of the world withheld from them. [33] In her scholarly monograph, Laurie Halse Anderson: Speaking in Tongues, Wendy J. Glenn claims that Speak "has generated more academic response than any other novel Anderson has written."
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 .
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Speak is a 2004 American coming-of-age teen drama film written and directed by Jessica Sharzer in her feature directorial debut, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Ruby Franke's daughter, Shari Franke, remembers her last conversation with her mother before she was charged with child abuse her new memoir, "The House of My Mother."
The Bondurant-Farrar School Board has reversed its decision to permanently remove 17 book titles from the district's classrooms and libraries, and also is returning dozens of other books to ...
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 ...