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Book Info
Author
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Word Count
56,000 words
based on page count
Pages
224 pages
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Edition Publisher
Square Fish
Edition Publish Date
2011-05-10
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0312674392
ISBN-13: 9780312674397
Description
1999 National Book Award Finalist
school Library Journal Best Books Of The Year
booklist Editors' Choice
melinda Is A Friendless Outcast At Merryweather High. She Busted An End-of-summer Party By Calling The Cops, And Now Nobody Will Talk To Her, Let Alone Listen To Her. As Time Passes, She Becomes Increasingly Isolated And Practically Stops Talking Altogether. 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 Who Is Still A Threat To Her. It Will Take Another Violent Encounter With Him To Make Melinda Fight Back. This Time She Refuses To Be Silent.
1999 National Book Award Finalist
school Library Journal Best Books Of The Year
booklist Editors' Choice
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