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Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
[Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Physical Abuse, Drugs Use]
A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!
Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless.
In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #metoo and #timesup, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. SHOUT speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice-- and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore. - Goodreads.com
This book took my breath away. It’s the most raw and honest book I’ve ever read and it stands with the likes of “The Poet X” and the poetry of Amanda Lovelace and Rupi Kaur. I will absolutely be reading this book over and over again. Not just because I can relate to so many of the eloquent pages but because it’s an excellent reminder to stand up for yourself and others who might not be strong enough to.
I’ll show this book to my children and hope that it speaks to them and tells them to stand up. Laurie Halse Anderson is the voice of a generation. She gives hope to millions of survivors everywhere with all of her works.
Anderson is not afraid to tell the truth and really open society up to the fact that in twenty years since “Speak” was published, nothing has changed. Victims are still afraid to come forward and are still rarely believed, taken seriously, or properly protected. Anderson opens up the floor and challenges society to have a conversation. She stands her ground and doesn’t back down, calling to action everyone who has ever felt the need to take the long way just to avoid the trauma of their past.
Laurie Halse Anderson is a powerhouse who will change the world.
This book is absolutely a perfect book for required reading. It really starts a conversation for teens and young adults about rape, drugs, alcohol, relationships, depression, trauma and so much more.
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