Noor Us Sabah
Noor Us Sabah asked Laurie Halse Anderson:

Is Melinda from Speak inspired by someone??

Laurie Halse Anderson Me. About 10% of the story is based on what I went through after my sexual assault, which happened the summer before 9th grade. (Very different circumstances than Melinda's rape.)

I started with the depression I struggled with because I didn't tell anyone either. Then Melinda showed up in my imagination and made the story her own.

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