As of a few days ago, I started reading the book
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. As for why I picked this book, I'm not really sure. I just happen to see it on Good Reads so why not give it a try.
Imagine this:
- It's the first day of high school
- You walk into the auditorium with all the other students
- All your old friends suddenly hate you
- No one offers to sit by you, so you sit alone
- The kids behind you start making fun of you and laughing
- Then comes lunch
- You have no where to sit
- And all of a sudden, out of no where, you are hit straight in the chest with... mashed potatoes
Sounds like a pretty awful first day in my opinion, not to mention that's only the first half. But this is Melinda's first day of school all because of an incident that occurred last year. The reader doesn't know much about what happened, but so far I know that: there was a party and Melinda ended up calling the police. Yes, she crashed the party. But why??? The reader is left wondering this as the suspense builds up and you want to keep reading.
I have never heard of this book but after reading your post I want to look into this book! I like how you described how you found this book ad I think its cool how you allowed the reader to picture the plot.
ReplyDeleteI have read this book before and I can definitely tell you that you feel lots of connections with the character as you go along. You will like it! Good post!
ReplyDeleteWow! That does sound like a TERRIBLE first day! I have a feeling she had a good reason for calling the cops but I have never heard of this book so that's just a prediction! Nice job with the listing in order to help people better imagine her horrible day at school!
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