Laurie Halse Anderson的《Speak》是一部關於沉默與勇氣的成長小說。高中新生Melinda因報警破壞派對而遭孤立，其實她隱藏著無法啟齒的創傷。她選擇沉默，但在藝術創作中逐漸找到表達的方式。當再度面對加害者，她選擇不再退縮。這是一個女孩重新學會「發聲」的故事，也是對虛偽校園世界的犀利控訴。作品以冷峻、真實的語氣，深刻揭示青春的痛楚與自我救贖的力量。亮點：．美國國家圖書獎決選作品．誠實呈現青少年心理與創傷復原．啟發無數讀者的女性成長經典In this powerful novel, a teenage heroine delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school.The first ten lies they tell you in high school."Speak up for yourself--we want to know 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. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an u
