![]() ![]() ![]() In Part 3, she wraps up with poems about her family roots. ![]() She recalls some of the many stories she’s heard during school visits from boys and girls who survived rape and sexual abuse and calls out censorship that has prevented some speaking engagements. Part 2 takes readers through her journey as a published author and National Book Award finalist. Part 1 begins with her father’s lifelong struggle as a World War II veteran, her childhood and rape at 13 by a boy she liked, the resulting downward spiral, her recovery during a year as an exchange student in Denmark, and the dream that gave her Melinda, Speak’s (1999) protagonist. The award-winning author, who is also a rape survivor, opens up in this powerful free-verse memoir, holding nothing back. “This is the story of a girl who lost her voice and wrote herself a new one.” ![]()
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