She cannot face telling anyone the horrors that happened at the party, even though it means failing classes, fighting with her parents, and losing all her friends. Review: I read the original Speak novel when it first came out and thought it was wonderful so as soon as I heard about the graphic novel I knew I had to read it and I am so glad I did!Īs with the original story, Melinda is facing a ninth grade year as an outcast after calling the police at her first high school party. But before she can make peace with the ghosts of the past, she has to confront the reality of the present-and stop someone who still wishes to do her harm. So what's the point of talking? Through her work on an art project, Melinda is finally able to face what really happened that night. Carroll's expressionistic black-and-white drawings reflect the perceptions of the. Now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen. Originally a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and now adapted with art by Emily Carroll, Speak: The Graphic Novel captures the drama, drudgery, and absurdity of high school, without losing sight of the mental anguish that can be inflicted on vulnerable teens. She is friendless-an outcast-because of something that happened over the summer. Anderson’s prose alongside Carroll’s beautifully.

Speak the Graphic Novel tells the now classic story of Melinda, a high school freshman who has stopped talking because she was raped at a party the summer before ninth. Speak: The Graphic Novel takes everything that made the original novel revolutionary and makes it better, if that’s even possible. Summary (from the inside flap of the book): 'Speak up for yourself-we want to hear what you have to say.' From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. And in 2018, twenty years after the publication of the original book, Laurie Halse Anderson and artist Emily Carrol have transformed it into a simply spectacular graphic novel. Location ( my 2018 Google Reading map ) : USA (NY)įTC Disclosure: I bought this with my own money

Speak the graphic novel