Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

A fiercely authentic, critically acclaimed and award-winning modern classic.

‘Speak up for yourself – we want to know what you have to say.’

From my first day at Merryweather High, I know this is a lie.

Nobody will even talk to me, let alone listen – all because I called the cops on an end-of-summer party.

But if I could only tell everyone why I called the police that night…

If I could explain what happened to me…

If I could speak…

Then everything might change.

‘With the rise of women finding their voices and speaking out about sexual assault in the media, this should be on everyone’s radar… Powerful, necessary, and essential.’ – Kirkus