Publication
Speak (2004), Edition: Reprint, 320 pages
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Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2004)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2007)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 1999)
Printz Award (Winner — 2003)
Content and Summary Info
Bisexual Content: Important supporting character (cisgender man) has/has had romantic and/or sexual relationships with people of more than one gender.
Publisher's Summary: Jacob's plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather's tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn't prepared for love - or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn't prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship...