Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

FIC Anderson

Description

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Collections

Chapter Books, Realistic Fiction, Middle School

Publication

Speak (2000), 208 pages

Subjects

Emotional problems Fiction
High schools Fiction
Rape Fiction
Schools FIction
Young adult literature

Awards

National Book Award (Finalist — Young People's Literature — 1999)
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (2000)
Edgar Award (Nominee — Young Adult Novel — 2000)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2002)
LA Times Book Prize (Finalist — Young Adult Literature — 1999)
43 more
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1999)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2002)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2001)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2020)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2002)
Golden Kite Award (Winner — Fiction — 2000)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Winner — Grades 9-12 — 2002)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2005)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2000)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2004)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2004)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2003)
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (Nominee — 2001)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2002)
Printz Award (Honor — 2000)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2003)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2002)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2002)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2006)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2001)
Carolyn W. Field Award (Winner — Children's — 2000)
South Carolina Book Awards (Winner — Young Adult Book Award — 2002)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2000)
CCBC Choices (2000)
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2001)
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (2004)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2000)
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (1999, 2000)
Tayshas High School Reading List (2001)
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth (1999)
ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000-2009 (60)
Nerdy Book Award (Graphic Novels — 2018)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (2018)
Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers (Selection — Comics & Graphic Novels — 2018)
Young Adult Favorites Award (2001)
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (1999)
Just One More Page Recommendation List (Young Adult — 2019)
Project LIT Book Selection (Young Adult — 2019)
OYAN Book Rave (2000)
OYAN Graphic Rave (2018)

Language

English

Original publication date

1999-10-22

Physical description

8.5 inches

ISBN

9780141310886

Barcode

4128

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