Speak, to speak, am speaking, have spoken… SPOKE

I absolutely loved this book! It started just a little slow, but I ended up loving it so much! I am super excited to see the movie although a tad worried it may ruin it for me; many movies do that to books. I try to envision this character through the description in this book and it is difficult. I have somewhat of an idea as to how I see her, but I think it would be neat to see who they cast as her and what she looks like. I also like the fact that she calls Andy IT for so long throughout the book as if he were not even a person; a vile thing that she could not stand. It surprises me that none of the teachers saw that she was having a problem. It seemed so obvious, she had no friends, she barely talked, and she was not always in class. I would assume more teachers to reach out to her, but it seemed that only her art teacher cared, and it was not even shown until half way through the school year. I feel that many girls, and boys, could connect with this book and after having read it maybe feel more empowered to speak up if anything, anything at all, happens to them. It may be a book that should not be introduced to freshman, but possibly sophomores and definitely upperclassmen. It points out how important it is to tell someone if something happens that you are uncomfortable with and that needs to be clear to young adults. It also needs to be clear to them that it is not a joking matter and should be taken completely seriously! All in all I really loved this book and would 100% recommend it to a friend!