After reading The Austere Academy, Stargirl, and Speak, I have to say, Speak was my favorite. I read it ten years ago when it first came out during my Freshman year of high school. It was the only book I read during my entire high school career. I really like the story, the way it was written, and the "oddness" of it. It is a very easy read and can be done in one sitting, even for anit-readers like myself. I REALLY did not like Stargirl. It just wasn't my type. I hated the way it was written and i did not like the story. The same goes for The Austere Academy, although it wasn't as bad as Stargirl. The Austere Academy was a little weird but at least it was more entertaining than Stargirl.

Despite how I feel about these books, all three of them would be perfect to use in my upper elementary or junior high classrooms. A lot of fun projects and activities can be done using these books.