Draper,
S. (2010). Out of my mind. NY: Atheneum
All thought some people assume Melody is mentally retarded;
she is an eleven-year-old girl just like any other except that she is a bright child
having to deal with cerebral palsy. The point of view of this novel is unique
because it is in the voice of someone who cannot talk. Melody tells her story
through thoughts in her head. Melody learns to converse through a computer that
helps her team win a trip to Washington, D.C. for the national competition.
Unsuccessfully Melody tries to warn her mother of her little sister heading
straight to danger. She gets hit by a
car and Melody feels it was all her fault. As Melody attends regular school she
comes to the understanding that not all people are perfect. Although the word
disabled is rarely used Melody is normal girl living in a broken body.
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