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I read the book SPEAK by: Laurie Anderson. This book is about a girl who was raped at a party, and called the cops all during the summer before she entered high school. By calling the cops, who later arrested people at the party for underage drinking and other shenanigans, has led this girl down the road to exile among her peers. Melinda made a terrible impression on her new class mates and had a very rough year. Fortunately, at the end Melinda get up the courage to tell her rapist, a very popular guy at school, how she felt and how what he did ruined her life...and while doing this some athletes overheard the conversation. The athletes told their friends, and their friends to other friends and soon the whole school knew Melinda's story and she was honored as a hero. This story was not only excellent, but also was based on the authors actual life which made the book a bit more intriguing.