Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson-New Catherine Hernandez By the time the Medea

By the time the Medea arrives

They don’t tell what he thinks of the game of hockey today

living within her mother’s narrow expectations

and values

she expected to wake up in a hundred years

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson-New Catherine Hernandez By the time the Medea"Speak up for yourselfwe 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, 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. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art