It’s been twenty years since Speak came into the world. Now, Laurie Halse Anderson is shifting the perspective to herself, shouting her story (and rage and calls to action and love letters to those who speak up) in free verse. She shares parts of her own story that she’s never written about before, with grace and poignancy. This one will be a gut punch, but a necessary one.

Twenty years is a long time, and oh, how we wish Speak weren’t still relevant. Maybe Shout will be the one to change the world for good.