(W) Laurie Halse Anderson, Emily Carroll (A/CA) Emily Carroll. "Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High* Melinda knows this is a big fat lie* part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless an outcast because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops* so now nobody will talk to her* let alone listen to her. Through her work on an art project* she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was raped by an upperclassman* a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. With powerful illustrations by Emily Carroll Speak: The Graphic Novel comes alive for new audiences and fans of the classic novel.