"Speak" book review

Laurie Halse Andersons' Speak moved me by how one girl had to take on so much in her life, and finnaly fixing it all.
The theme of this book I would have to say is that no matter how hard life is at the moment, you need to get some strength and push through it, or it will continue to be a bad situation. This book also fits into the "bulling mentallity unit" because, of the way all the other people in the book treat Melinda, the main character. The style of the book is more like a play because of the way the characters lines are seperated. The main characters in this book are Melinda, Andy Evans, Heather, and Ivy. These characters all play some of the most important parts in the book.
The setting for this book is a highschool that Melinda is going to. The plot of the book is that Melinda had a terrible experience over the summer and when she got back to school no one accepted her except for a new girl. Then she has to start confronting her problems and relates them to a tree.
I would reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in drama genre.