Ranked #6 in Trigger Warning, Ranked #7 in Depression — see more rankings.
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, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project... more
"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, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project... more
Rankings by Category
Speak is ranked in the following categories:
- #78 in 10th Grade
- #67 in 11th Grade
- #34 in 13-Year-Old
- #20 in 14-Year-Old
- #76 in 15-Year-Old
- #67 in 16-Year-Old
- #37 in 8th Grade
- #7 in 9th Grade
- #7 in Abuse
- #41 in Assertiveness
- #48 in Award-Winning
- #7 in Bullying
- #46 in Censorship
- #100 in Class
- #42 in Coming Of Age
- #82 in Confidence
- #48 in Contemporary
- #65 in Controversial
- #18 in Courage
- #79 in Emotional
- #88 in Girl
- #55 in Graduate School
- #73 in Growing Up
- #33 in High School
- #93 in Identity
- #75 in Important
- #39 in Introvert
- #90 in Life Changing
- #23 in Mental Health
- #77 in Middle School
- #9 in PTSD
- #32 in Real Life
- #12 in Realistic Fiction
- #34 in Sad
- #57 in Sadness
- #44 in Secrets
- #71 in Self Discovery
- #17 in Self-Esteem
- #36 in Speech
- #35 in Teen
- #30 in Teen Fiction
- #70 in Thought-Provoking
- #18 in Trauma
- #46 in Young Adult
- #30 in Young Adult Fiction