https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8 "Speak" written by Laurie Halse Anderson en-us 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC 2017-08-23 14:38:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109853 My opinion on the book is that it's a really good book, but not a lot happens like the first half of the book so you need to give it a chance because all of your questions will be answered at the end.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109853 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109854 Her writing style is very descriptive. Meaning, she explains and makes you connect to the characters, then explains the characters story.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109854 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109855  There are plenty events in this book, all the way from fighting with parents, struggling with depression, fighting with friends, bad grades at school, to rape and how it changed her life.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109855 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109856 The theme of the book is about depression and rape. It's very intense but it does explain it in a way where it raises awareness.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109856 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109857  Melinda changes a lot throughout the book, at first she's a weird girl who no one likes, but then at the end she sort of becomes a hero.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109857 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109858 Melinda Sordino is an outcast at school. She called the cops at a party and then everyone looked at her differently. She meets a girl named Heather and they become friends. Melinda needs to make some choices about her life.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109858 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109859 I can picture the words playing like a movie but sometimes it gets so intense my heart starts beating faster. The author made you feel close to the character by relating to her and then wild things start happening, so you kind of visualize it as yourself to feel her emotions.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109859 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109860 I'm already predicting some things, I'm not too sure about her friend Heather for example. She seems distant and not focused, especially with her friendship with Melinda.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109860 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109861 (Text-to-World)
There's a lot of bullying in the world and just darkness. As people we shouldn't have to tear down our pears because of our own insecurities or just because we don't agree with them. This is also how Melinda feels in the book.]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109861 2151619 https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109862 One thing I'm wondering about is her back round. What's her story? So far half of it makes sense and half of it doesn't, in the book we still need to learn about who she is. ]]> 2017-08-15 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2151619/i9j5l0hu9gt8/wish/181109862