false <![CDATA[Speak]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg 439288 24 118521 book 1999 Speak total:18617|5:7201|4:6512|3:3648|2:974|1:282| 18617 75227 24974 3155 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 2 37 false Sun Feb 10 18:48:17 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 19:27:46 -0800 2008
I was assigned this book in my English class, the majority of which had read it before and endlessly praise it for it's brilliance and resonating and talented beauty. The first warning that dropped my expectation...more...]]> 91445 0142407321 9780142407325 488 133 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171229373m/91445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91445.Speak 5 26 true Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 21:13:59 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 21:14:26 -0700 2008 Title: Speak
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Penguin Group Year: 1999
# of pages: 198 Genre: intense read
Reading level: 9th grade Interest level: late high school
Potential hot lava: Thoughts of suicide and rape.

General r...more...]]> 91445 0142407321 9780142407325 488 133 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171229373m/91445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91445.Speak 5 7 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 20:31:48 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:13:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 1 10 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 02 07:45:49 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 07:53:54 -0700 2008
The first time, I was depressed throughout the entire book, which paints a horrifying and bitter portrait of the "a...more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 1 11 false Thu Apr 10 15:07:02 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 15:15:04 -0700 2008 literature that has ever disgraced the human race with it's presence.

The character is whiney, unsensible, and totally a trumped up stereotype of an angsty teenage girl. There is nothing remotely touching about the story. In fact, in the end, you might find tha...more...]]> 1039874 0374371520 9780374371524 78 23 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180439426m/1039874.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1039874.Speak 4 7 false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 19:29:48 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 08:58:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 91445 0142407321 9780142407325 488 133 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171229373m/91445.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91445.Speak 5 3 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 21:38:38 -0700 2009 Sat Dec 19 12:48:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 5 8 false Mon Oct 27 17:29:16 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 18:03:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 5 5 true Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 20:49:14 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 11:23:58 -0700 2008 Author Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher Penguin Group Year 1999
# of pages 198 Genre Fiction
Reading level Interest level Grades 9-12
Potential hot lava:
• rape
• foul language
• alcohol abuse

General r...more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 2 5 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 08:39:26 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 07:26:57 -0800 2008
Although I loved the fact that she finally started speaking up, I felt like it got wrapped up a little too quickly and that the ending was a little unr...more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 3 5 false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 12:03:35 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 12:10:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1039874 0374371520 9780374371524 78 23 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180439426m/1039874.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1039874.Speak 4 3 false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 06 12:21:29 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 20 06:18:32 -0700 2008 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 5 3 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:46:43 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 17:32:36 -0700 2009 knew I was going to reread it. Yes that profound.

Honest. Authentic. Real. Use all those words and their synonyms and you have this book. I literally wanted to hop into the sea of words and tell Melinda Sordino " I'll be your friend! Don't de...more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 5 3 false Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 18 18:08:47 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 18:10:26 -0800 2008 1
Mel...more...]]> 3318069 1417750812 9781417750818 45 16 Speak 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3318069.Speak 4 4 false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 13:17:17 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 15:01:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 4 2 true Thu Apr 10 04:46:52 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 04:47:17 -0700 2008 Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Penguin Group Year:2001
# of pages:198 Genre: Fiction
Reading level Interest level: 10th and 11th graders
Potential hot lava: Sexual content, language, underage drinking

General response/reaction: This book wasnâ€...more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 5 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 02 09:11:28 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 09:12:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 4 2 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:49:43 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:24:52 -0700 2009 Most of the book is done during school so you get a real sense of what high school is really like. I know sometimes I thought "Yes I...more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 4 1 false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:16:14 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:24:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 439288 014131088X 9780141310886 17086 2812 Speak 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174777996m/439288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439288.Speak 2 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 22 11:47:51 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 11:47:51 -0800 2007
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