Out Of My Mind
Author: Sharon M. Draper
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: March 2010
Melody is brilliant. She has a photographic memory, loves listening to books on tape, and knows the capitals of all the countries in the world. And she’s only eleven. The only problem is that she can’t walk or cogently speak - she has cerebral palsy. Living her entire life in a wheelchair, Melody is judged, degraded, and people much less intelligent than her seem to get all the opportunities. Her own teachers treat her like a baby. When Melody gets a computer that she programs to talk for her, she thinks the bad days will be over. Instead, they just get worse.
Sharon Draper paints a heartbreaking story of one girl’s journey of hope and hardship. Melody’s thoughtful, lonely voice will give readers a different view of the world. Out Of My Mind gives as much perspective as it does entertainment. This is a wonderful read for realistic fiction lovers from elementary school all the way through adulthood. Thought provoking laughs and cries also make this a good read for parents and kids to share.
D. K. Nuray, age 12
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