Out of My Mind
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00BB8WSP0
Publish date: March 9th 2010
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Academic,
School,
Book Club,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary,
Disability
Melody isn't able to move her limbs or even speak. All of her thoughts are stuck inside of her head and she needs to prove to everyone that she is just as smart as them. However, doing this won't be easy.
This is a good story! The only thing that I might have disliked about this book was the ending. The characters were easy to relate to and the book had some comedic elements. I would highly recommend this book!
Melody has cerebral palsy. Melody cannot walk or talk. She has been relegated to the special needs classrooms with a endlessly revolving door of nightmarishly boorish teachers. A doctor told her mother that she was severely retarded. Seriously. What doctor uses that sort of language? But her m...
From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl who cannot speak or write. “If there is one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it” (Denver Post). Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or tal...
Though this book does read a bit young (about 3rd grade) it delivers its message and connects with the reader. There are some parts of the book that do feel dated (references to MySpace etc.), which might put off a few kids who want to read more cutting edge stuff, but these are relatively minor. Th...