However, the book has faced censorship for its mature content. Since its publication, the novel has won several awards and has been translated into sixteen languages. The novel was based on Anderson's personal experience of having been raped as a teenager and the trauma she faced. Additionally, Anderson employs intertextual symbolism in the narrative, incorporating fairy tale imagery, such as Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and author Maya Angelou, to further represent Melinda's trauma. Melinda's story is written in a diary format, consisting of a nonlinear plot and jumpy narrative that mimics the trauma she experienced. Speak is considered a problem novel, or trauma novel. This expression slowly helps Melinda acknowledge what happened, face her problems, and recreate her identity. Unable to verbalize what happened, Melinda nearly stops speaking altogether, expressing her voice through the art she produces for Mr. Melinda is then ostracized by her peers because she will not say why she called the police. After Melinda is raped at an end of summer party, she calls the police, who break up the party. When the vets are called out on emergency, the evacuation starts.Speak, published in 1999, is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson that tells the story of high school freshman Melinda Sordino. When a hurricane approaches, Sunita realizes that Lucy, a diabetic cat with a broken leg, is in danger, along with her owner, Mrs. How can Zoe help the little dog pull through? Storm Rescue: Sunita Patel is book smart and good with cats. But then Yum-Yum is diagnosed with cancer himself. When Zoe and Yum-Yum visit a ward of cancer patients, she is amazed by how much joy the tiny dog can spread in an instant. But is she causing trouble where she wants to help? Say Good-bye: Yum-Yum is an adorable shih tzu and one of Zoe's favorite clients. Brenna's immediately drawn to the endangered, gentle giants, and wants to do whatever she can to help them - and the center. more » sit her friend Gretchen, a marine biologist who runs a manatee rescue center that's in desperate need of money. Manatee Blues: Mac has brought Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to vi. The Vet Volunteers are a group of ordinary kids with a special job ? helping animals at a veterinary clinic! From saving puppies in Pennsylvania to helping manatees in Florida, the Vet Volunteers work with all kinds of animals and have great times with their best friends.

Manatee Blues by Laurie Halse Anderson