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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
After calling the police at a summer party, Melinda Sordino becomes a social outcast at her high school. Retreating into silence, she struggles through her freshman year before finding the courage to speak about the sexual assault that prompted her 911 call.
coming-of-ageviolencemental-healthsexuality
Why this book is challenged
- •depictions of sexual assault
- •profanity
- •unsuitable for age group
- •sexually explicit content
Challenge History
Duval County School Libraries
Jacksonville, Florida
Depictions of sexual assault unsuitable for young readers
March 7, 2023school district
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