"'Speak up for yourself--we 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 a 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...

When their owner dies at the start of the Revolution, Isabel and her younger sister are sold to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.

"Queremos oir lo que tengas que decir." Desde que comienza su prima año en el instituto Merryweather, Melinda sabe que forma parte de una gran mentira. ALgo sucedió una noche de verano anterior que la ha convertido en una marginada y se ve incapaz de verbalizar lo occurido. Ahora no tiene amigos, nadie quiere hablar con ella y mucho menos escucharla. Entonces ¿qué sentido tendría hablar? A través de un proyecto para la clase de arte, Melinda...