What Is Melinda's Problem In Speak

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In speak by Laurie Halse Anderson,The main characters are Mr.neck,melinda,and freeman. Melinda should talk about her problems to Mr.freeman her art teacher. The problems with her family are that they barely see each other and her mom get robbed a lot. Her spanish teacher is going to talk to her spanish for the whole semester. Throughout the book, Melinda has problems with her family. For example, the problems with her family is that they barely see each other and the mom gets robbed frequently.Furthermore, she has problems with her friends. The problems with her friends is that friends she thought she had she really didn't have and they threw her to the floor like a hot pop tart. Throughout the book, Melinda has problems with her family. …show more content…

In speak, the author shows that Melinda should talk to someone about their problems. Reading this book makes me realize how important it is to have friends and talk to people about your

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