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A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect of Melinda's freshman year in high school.
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Following a traumatic incident at a party the summer before her freshman year of high school, Melinda Sordino calls the cops, who come and break up the party. This causes Melinda's friends to all reject her. With the help of her art teacher, Mr Freeman, Melinda begins to regain both her self-confidence and some of her old friends, but none of them understand what actually happened that night at the party. Will Melinda ever gain the courage to speak up?
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Add a NoticeCoarse Language: Some swears;slightly not a lot
Sexual Content: This title contains Sexual Content.
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Add a QuoteFirst ten lies they tell you in High School : 1. We are here to help you ; 2. You will have enough time to get to your class before the bell ; 3. The dress code will be enforced ; 4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds ; 5. Our football team will win the championships this year ; 6. We expect more of you here ; 7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen ; 8. Your schedule was created with your needs in mind ; 9. Your locker combination is private ; 10. These will be the years you look back on fondly.
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Add a CommentI read this book for my junior year in high school, and I finished it before the rest of the class. Very good, I love the style that it is written in.
I saw the movie first and it was good but the book is better. Very well written.
This novel is fantastic! The main character narrates the story in darkly poetic language and has a unique sense of humour. I highly recommend this book!
This book is really great. Laurie Halse Anderson is an author that is very descriptive. I mostly recommend this book for females; L.H.A's male book for me is Twisted
i love this book!!!! i read it for school and i thought that it was very detailed and i think this is better for girls because we understand this stuff better.
This was an excellent book!
Decent book...I really felt for the character. She was out of place and shunned for calling the cops on a party. She goes through so much through her Freshman year of High School. I understand that there is a lesson to be learned in this book, but I dont think it is one of the "greats" that is required to read in High School.
We took up this book in english class, but I read it in a day and a half just to see what happened. Most of the book is sad with the occasional sarcasm and humor; after having reading it, I wasnt dissapointed.
This book really expresses the emotions well! Really good!!
Simply stunning (: