What song, written by Taylor Swift during her freshman year of high school, was included in her third studio album, "Speak Now"?
Sparks Fly (song) "Sparks Fly" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album "Speak Now" (2010). Swift wrote the song when she was 16 years old, prior to the release of her debut single "Tim McGraw" in 2006. Following a 2007 live performance of the song, "Sparks Fly" grew in popularity among Swift's fanbase. While "Speak Now" was under production, she received requests from fans to include the song on the album. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, the song was serviced to country radio in the United States by Big Machine Records on July 18, 2011, as the fifth single from "Speak Now". A CD single was released on Swift's official store for a limited time on August 10, 2011.
Speak (Anderson novel) Speak, published in 1999, is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson that tells the story of high school freshman Melinda Sordino. After accidentally busting an end-of-summer party due to an unnamed incident, Melinda is ostracized by her peers because she will not say why she called the police. Unable to verbalize what happened, Melinda nearly stops speaking altogether, expressing her voice through the art she produces for Mr. Freeman's class. This expression slowly helps Melinda acknowledge what happened, face her problems, and recreate her identity.