... Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

I was kinda inspired by Diondra to read Speak. I've seen the movie, so I already know what happens... When I was at Westchester I read a historical fiction novel by the same author called Fever 1793. Gosh, I loved that book. So yesterday at Barnes and Noble I picked up Speak and lucky for me, my mom brought the check book and bought it for me.

So far I've gotten to Thanksgiving where Melinda's mom can't get the Turkey to thaw. Her dad took it out of the house and chopped it with an axe. Then they gave up and ordered a pizza. From what I remember of the movie, it seems to follow the book. I hate that I cheated myself out of the opportunity to read it first, but it happens some times. 

Melinda has an old janitors closet to her self... I kinda wish I did. It'd be really nice. Maybe I can find myself one. Hahaha. Melinda has some weird teachers. Hairwoman is weird and Mr. Neck is just plain mean. He just accuses her of being a bad person every time he sees her and starts a debate on immigration saying that the U.S. should have closed their borders in 1900. UGH. I don't like people like him. Melinda's art teacher, Mr. Freeman is always "sticking it to the man." He doesn't get money for new supplies and such.

I feel bad for Melinda because she's lost all of her friends and is stuck with Heather from Ohio... I wonder what it would be like if Decatur was a big school system and we came from several middle schools to one big high school.  Would things be like Heather's world?