{"id":5477,"date":"2020-02-01T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2020-02-20T12:37:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:37:59","slug":"shout-the-true-story-of-a-survivor-who-refused-to-be-silenced-teen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/shout-the-true-story-of-a-survivor-who-refused-to-be-silenced-teen-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced — Teen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Nina Dinan, 16<\/p>\n

Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced\u00a0<\/em>By Laurie Halse Anderson<\/h3>\n
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In the poem \u201cemergency, in three acts\u201d, Laurie Halse Anderson recounts her experience giving a speech at a New Jersey high school. In this scene, she \u201cstands in the spotlight \/ owns the microphone \/ preaches facts about power \/ and bodies and sex and violence \/ speaks up, on fire.\u201d After an intermission, she is about to speak to the second group of students, when suddenly \u201cthe fire alarm erupts \/ silencing me. \/ It is the only way Principal Principal \/ quaking in his shiny black shoes \/ either terrified of parents \/ or guilty as hell \/ can think to shut me up\u201d. The principal tells Anderson that her words are \u201cnot appropriate\u201d for his students because \u201cthose things don\u2019t ever happen \/ at his school.\u201d I mention this poem because it captures the essence of Shout<\/em>, a memoir in verse that details Anderson\u2019s experience of sexual assault at the age of thirteen and her subsequent journey of survival, authorship, and advocacy. The excerpt illustrates Anderson\u2019s refusal to remain silent, despite cultural pressures to shun the topic of sexual violence.<\/div>\n
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From the financial and emotional struggles of her childhood (Anderson\u2019s father, a preacher and World War II veteran, living with PTSD) to the bleak aftermath of her rape (a time of academic ambivalence and marijuana), to a life-changing period living in Denmark as an exchange student, Anderson\u2019s youth forms the first portion of the book. The next portion is still autobiographical (mostly devoted to Anderson\u2019s life after writing her bestseller Speak<\/em>), but the scenes of Anderson\u2019s life are interspersed with the stories of other survivors and commentary on topics including censorship, innocence, and forgiveness.<\/div>\n
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My favorite poems in this book were those describing Anderson\u2019s experience as an exchange student in Denmark. These poems, I thought, were the most lyrically beautiful of the collection. In the poem \u201chvordan det begyndt \/ how it started\u201d, Anderson writes of herself and her fellow students: \u201cwe walked to the village to buy stamps \/ and chocolate \/ sang through the late sunshine \/ on the endless summer nights.\u201d Anderson\u2019s poems exude raw emotion with great effect, and her exemplary resilience is apparent throughout her story. However, for pure literary merit, I prefer Anderson as a novelist. Her books Chains<\/em> and Forge<\/em> are wonderful for young readers. I still recommend this book as a powerful story of survival.<\/div>\n
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3.5 stars.<\/div>\n
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Catalog Number:\u00a0YA 811.54 AND<\/p>\n

291 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Review by Nina Dinan, 16 Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced\u00a0By Laurie Halse Anderson In the poem \u201cemergency, in three acts\u201d, Laurie Halse Anderson recounts her experience giving a speech at a New Jersey high school. 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