Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper

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    • Grades: 5 - 8
    • Ages: 10 - 13
    • Format: Paperback Book
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Melody has a photographic memory, but she can't talk, walk, or write. And it's driving her out of her mind…until she discovers something that allows her to finally speak.

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Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom—the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And she's determined to let everyone know it…somehow. In this breakthrough story from multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Sharon Draper, readers will come to know a brilliant mind and a brave spirit who will change forever how they look at anyone with a disability.
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    • Grades: 5 - 8
    • Ages: 10 - 13
  • Product Type: Book
  • Page Count: 320 pages
  • Dimensions: 5" x 7 1/2" x 1"
  • Language: English
  • ISBN 13: 978-1-416-97171-9

Editorial Reviews

"Kids will benefit from being introduced to Melody and her gutsy, candid, and compelling story."—School Library Journal, starred review

About the Author

A teacher of writing and composition for many years, Sharon M. Draper began her own professional writing career in 1991, when a student challenged her to enter an Ebony magazine literary competition. She won first prize. Draper is a firm believer in maintaining high standards in the teaching profession and that doing so is the best way to achieve high standards for students.