SPEAK by Laurie Halse AndersonThe extraordinary, groundbreaking novel from Laurie Halse Anderson, with more than 2. 5 million copies sold, and the basis for the 2004 film of the same name starring Kristen Stewart! The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "Speak up for yourself we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless,