Written by: Laurie Halse Anderson
Published by: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd.
ISBN: 978-0-374-37152-4
This book is about a freshman girl named Melinda who has a terrible secret. She is being shunned by the entire school because she called the cops at a party during the end of summer. The problem is no one will listen to the reason why.
This book is wonderfully written and a must read for all students in high school and up. Since the content is very mature, I would not recommend this book to anyone younger than eighth grade.
I would give this book a 5 out of 5 because of how powerful it is and how great of a job Anderson did at portraying a high schooler who just wants to be heard.
This is such a great book. Definitely for older students, it can also go along with the issue of bullying.
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