User:Angeldeluz525/Draft of Speak

Plot summary
Mysterious, gorgeous, and sexy senior Andy Evans is all that and more, as some girls said later on in the book. But not all girls think that way about Andy. Freshman Melinda Sordino thinks the worst of Andy. Especially because she and Andy share a terrible secret that happened at the end of the summer before Melinda starts highschool. As a consequence of the dark secret, it ruins Melinda's freshman year at Merryweather High. Andy soon finds a lover, Rachel also known as Rachelle. During his relationship with Rachelle, he harasses Melinda, making her depressed. But on the night of prom, Andy gets dumped by Rachelle. Soon the dark secret comes out and the entire school find out what he did to Melinda. On the night of the party Andy rapes Melinda, and that is why she called the cops. He then confronts Melinda, but when he trys to pull another fast one, by attempting to rape her a second time, he gets discovered by Melinda's ex-friend and the lacrosse team.

Characters
Andy Evans: Rachelle's boyfriend. He's a handsome, sexy senior and the most popular guy at Merryweather High, but he ruins the life of freshmen Melinda Sordino by raping her the night of the party. David Petrakis: Melinda's lab partner. He develops feelings for Melinda, but he never expresses them. David is one of those honest, friendly, and respectful kind of guys. Ivy: Melinda's friend who is the only true friend that she has. Ivy is the type of friend that will always be there at anytime.

Reception
According to Jennifer Hubert, Melinda is mute because she is scared to talk to someone especially because she was the one that called the cops and busted everyone at a party at the end of the summer. Or maybe she is mute because she has a hard time communicating with her parents. In the novel, Melinda says, "My throat is always sore, my lips raw...Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.... It's like I have some kind of spastic laryngitis."