Review: Shout

Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It has been twenty years since Anderson published her book Speak, yet people of all genders are still struggling with talking about sexual assault and schools are still restricting access to content about sex and rape. In this book filled with verse, Anderson tackles a tough topic and leaves the reader thinking hard … long after the pages have been finished. She tells about her early childhood, her own sexual assault and the years following the publication of Speak. Whether readers have experienced sexual assault, know of a survivor of sexual assault or just wants to know more, Speak is the book that must read, must be considered and must be shouted about.

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