Classic & Older Gothic

Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson

After reporting her own sexual assault at a party, Melinda becomes an outcast and retreats into silence through her freshman year of high school. Anderson captures the voice of trauma and isolation with devastating precision as Melinda gradually finds the strength to speak her truth. The novel addresses rape culture and adolescent cruelty while offering a portrait of resilience and hard-won self-reclamation.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• Redwall — Brian Jacques
• Chapterhouse: Dune — Frank Herbert
• The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
• The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• The Pillars of the Earth — Ken Follett
• Christine — Stephen King
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Miguel Ruiz
• Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

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