![]() ![]() And it might help in the journey to healing. Districts, educators, parents, don’t ban this important book. ![]() It was dark but it was also a beautiful balm for the soul.Ī resource list is provided at the end of the book of organizations that offer support and services to victims of sexual assault. Emily Carroll made me feel every sort of raw, gut-wrenching emotion through her brilliant visual manifestation of Laurie Halse Anderson’s poignant and powerful voice. The illustrations are painstakingly beautiful in every haunting detail in both the spoken and silent moments. It is heartbreaking and empowering at the same time. It tells the story of 13-year-old Melinda, who was raped at an end-of-summer party and feels she can tell no one about it as she begins her freshman year. Melinda’s story crushed me someplace deep in a somber place. Parents need to know that Speak is a graphic novel adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, with art by Emily Carroll. My daughter read this when she was in high school and warned me that I might not be ready. I have to preface my review by saying that I never read the original text so I don’t have that experience to compare this graphic novel edition to. Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson ![]()
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