Título: Speak 20th Anniversary Edition
Autor: Laurie Halse Anderson
Sinopse: A special 20th anniversary edition of the groundbreaking National Book Award Finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor Book with more than 3.5 million copies sold. Speak is a bestselling modern classic about consent, healing, and finding your voice.
"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 lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, an outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, Melinda 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 upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back―and refuses to be silent.
From Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate Laurie Halse Anderson comes the extraordinary landmark novel that has spoken to millions of readers, been translated into 35 different languages, and was the basis for the major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart. This edition features a new introduction by acclaimed writer, host, speaker, and cultural commentator Ashley C. Ford; an afterword by #1 New York Times-bestselling and multi-award winning author Jason Reynolds; as well as an updated Q&A, resource list, essay, and poem from Laurie Halse Anderson.
Awards and Accolades for Speak:
A New York Times Bestseller
A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book
An Edgar Allan Poe Award Finalist
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time
A Cosmopolitan Magazine Best YA Books Everyone Should Read, Regardless of Age
And don’t miss the critically acclaimed Speak: The Graphic Novel adapted by Laurie Halse Anderson herself, with artwork from Eisner-Award winner Emily Carroll.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Speak 20th Anniversary Edition”, de Laurie Halse Anderson, publicado pela editora Square Fish, em 2019 e com 224 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Square Fish
Páginas: 224
Ano: 2019-01-15
Edição: Anniversary
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1250302358
ISBN13: 9781250302359
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Square Fish costumam transportar o leitor para mundos onde a aventura se mistura com desafios pessoais e descobertas profundas. Muitas histórias exploram jornadas de crescimento, seja em ambientes fantásticos, como bibliotecas que desafiam o tempo e o espaço, ou em realidades marcadas por conflitos internos e externos, como a luta pela sobrevivência ou a busca por identidade. O tom varia entre o suspense, a fantasia e o drama, com protagonistas jovens que enfrentam dilemas morais e perigos reais, frequentemente em cenários que evocam tanto o fantástico quanto o cotidiano. O catálogo apresenta obras que equilibram narrativas mais dinâmicas e cheias de ação com outras que investem em atmosferas mais introspectivas e emotivas.
