Speak!

I'm currently reading Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson for my Young Adult Literature class. I love this book. It's honest. And as I sat on the couch last night reading this book I saw out of the corner of my eye an ad for Speak the movie coming up next on Lifetime. So, I wondered if it was based on the book. Well,I typed it into imdb.com and discovered not only was it based on the book but Laurie Halse Anderson was one of the writers of the movie as well. Usually, when the writer is involved in the production of the book to the movie they hold true to the book, and this was the case. The actors said actual lines of dialogue from the book. The movie stars the lovely Kristen Stewart as Melinda, Elizabeth Perkins as her mother, and Steve Zahn as her art teacher. It was a great cast, great movie, and great book. I'll post a full review once I have finished it.
So, ad this to your Netflix...it is super great!