By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Platinum Edition Published by the Penguin Group, 2006
When 13-year-old Melinda is raped at a high school party her world begins spiraling downward. Her relationships with her friends and her parents begin to fail and her grades follow. She becomes a selective mute to deal with the pain inside her. She finds a creative release in art class as she struggles with the class project to create a tree. When her ex best friend, Rachel, begins dating the rapist she goes into panic mode and attempts to warn her. Just as she feels her attempts are in vain she finds her voice when the rapist attacks her and support from unlikely peers. Will Melinda ever be able to completely open up and move on from her past?
Personal Review: I absolutely loved this book. I practically cried the whole way through. This book was riveting and meaningful. It isn't just about rape it is about depression as well. I like this book because it deals with real life, meaning with real issues that teenagers deal with but are too afraid to think about. Warning: The only warning I can think of for this book is just that it is so sad.
225 pages
Here is a trailer for the movie adapted from this book. The movie is pretty close to the book.
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