Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson

Hey Class,

My group chose Speak for our groups book choice. I feel as though I didn't quite give it the best representation in class. It really is a great read, coming from an adult! I know summer is approaching and you probably have your mind set on just the opposite of reading. Sooo, I wanted to recommend the movie. I'm not sure if I mentioned it in class. I rented it from Blockbuster Video, it's in the Drama section. It's only like $4.00. Speak the movie is almost an exact replica of the book. Some of you might recognize it as a Life Time movie. Rape is a very serious topic, however, the movie does a splendid job of adding some High School humor to the whole production. This movie/book is a very interesting take on this subject. I highly recommend you guys take the time to watch the movie ( 1 hour and 30 min.) or read the book (198 pages) this summer. I promise you will truly enjoy yourself! Good-luck and I hope you all have a wonderful summer!

-Megan

Horton Hears a Who

A friend sent me this note in an email and I thought I would pass it on to you!

Peter Sagal (from Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me) has an interesting editorial criticizing Horton Hears a Who for being sexist.

I haven't seen the movie, but if his description is accurate, it sounds like he has a good point.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89318829