Publisher:Viking Penguin
Year Published: 2001
ISBN: 0142407321
Pages: 197
Price: $14.26
Genre: Drama
Interest Level: 7-12
Reading Level: 5
Personal Rating: 4 Stars
Subjects: High school, School stories, Rape
Reader's Annotation: A vow-of-silence as way to tell people about a tragic event that happened in your life. Will people finally listen to you when you tell them you've been raped? How will you tell your story?
Summary: Melinda Sordino becomes a selective mute as she enters high school. She has been ostracized by her friends for calling the police on one of the summer parties. She finds support and comfort in her art teacher and friend, David Petrakis. Melinda finds her voice to speak about her traumatic summer experience. She learns to cope after being raped.
Evaluation: A powerful book about rape and paints a realistic truth about how some teens deal with life after being raped.
Reviews and Awards: ALA Best Book For Young Adults, ALA Booklist, ALA/YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Michael Printz Honor, Publishers Weekly, Starred Review for Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Wilson's High School Catalog, Wilson's Junior High Catalog
Author Information: www.laurieanderson.com
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