Out of My Mind

Sharon M. Draper

Brief Synopsis:

Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school--but no one knows it.

Long Synopsis:

Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school--but no one knows it. Most people--her teachers and doctors included--don't think she's capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she could speak up, if only she could tell people what she thinks and knows . . . but she can't, because Melody can't talk. She can't walk. She can't write. Being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her mind--that is, until she discovers something that will allow her to speak for the first time ever. At last Melody has a voice . . . but not everyone around her is ready to hear it.From multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Sharon M. Draper comes a story full of heartache and hope. Get ready to meet a girl whose voice you'll never, ever forget.

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781416980452

Publisher:

ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Date of Addition:

07/23/14

Copyright Date:

2010

Copyrighted By:

Sharon M. Draper

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Parenting and Family, Children's Books, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction

Grade Levels:

Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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