Out of my Mind

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Draper, Sharon	4-week checkout	Due 05-05-2024
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Draper, Sharon	4-week checkout	Due 04-23-2024
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Draper, Sharon	4-week checkout	Due 04-26-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Draper, Sharon	4-week checkout	Due 05-03-2024

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

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Fish out of water submitted by jaegerla on November 12, 2010, 8:58am Draper walks you through what it would be like to have Melody's condition: how some people would treat you with kindness while others treat you with cruelty (or ignore you completely). This also did a good job of sucking you into the elementary school microcosm. It was like looking at the world through the eyes of a fifth grader.

So good submitted by coolwhipcat on July 9, 2011, 10:49am THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. I gave up on reading. Then I read this book. Then I began reading again. There you have it. This book made me think differently about children with disabilities. I love it.

Highly encourage reading submitted by lballard on June 26, 2012, 1:47pm This has a fantastic story, but I love it for the lovely message about resilience. Parents will appreciate the message that life isn't always fair, but you can't let that be an excuse. The beautiful aspect of this book is that kids will appreciate it too. The ending is realistic not Disney, but this allows the character to overcome it. Perfect for my going-into-fifth grade daughter, but good enough that I also enjoyed it.

Really Good! submitted by tong on July 16, 2012, 12:08pm This is an amazing, inspirational novel. Melodys thoughts really give you a great perspective on how people with disabilities feel.

Great submitted by Motomori on August 1, 2012, 3:37pm The tale of a girl who learned to speak her mind. Literally!!! This was very touching. It was like those teen dramas where nobody can fit in and only the perfect ones are the cool ones! I really loved this book because it really showed that no matter who you are and what problems you have you will always shine!

Inspiring submitted by alexaeaster on June 14, 2013, 1:26pm Out Of My Mind is definitely one of the
best books I have ever read because of its
main character!

great and moving submitted by bookworm12345 on June 17, 2013, 1:11pm GREAT book. VERY moving. VERY inspirational novel about a girl who is a genius but cant speak and move very well

Awesome! submitted by ECReader on June 20, 2013, 3:48pm A really good book that helps people understand how it would feel to have a disability.

Great Book submitted by 2016 on June 24, 2013, 12:47pm This was a great book. It is a very sad story but once you get to the end you know that it was all worth it. All of the crying and wishing that the sadness would end. It is all ok in the end. I think.

Great submitted by lec.dank on July 26, 2013, 10:27pm Amazing and touching.

sad submitted by xiwang on June 17, 2014, 2:04pm this book is so sad since melody can't use her real voice until fifth grade.

The Best! submitted by anushagupta on June 20, 2014, 11:18am This is definitely one of the best books that I have ever read. So moving. I was touched and amazed at how such one, single disease can limit a person. I definitely recommend this book! I finished it in one day. A BIG 5 star from me for this one.

Spectacular submitted by makharris on July 16, 2014, 9:53am This book is SO inspiring to people with disabilities and without. Draper really makes you feel what the main character is feeling. This is truly a amazing book.

How people should be treated submitted by Stanley on July 29, 2014, 5:54pm This book really show cases what people with disabilities are treated at schools. Think they are not smart and can't learn. It bring a lot of love to Melody

realistic submitted by lawrencekl57 on June 26, 2015, 11:15pm I liked this book because everything didn't work out perfectly, and that was okay.

11 year old recommended this to me submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on August 8, 2015, 9:00pm Another recommended by my 11 year old son, another completely worth my time.

Like _Wonder_, this helps the reader see the world from someone else's perspective, but this time from the mind and wheelchair of a girl with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. She is 11, and has never spoken a word in her life. She knows how the world sees her, and wishes that she could tell them all that goes on in her mind. Then one day, with the help of people who believe in her, she finds a way, and everything changes....

Absolutely fantastic. This will stretch the minds and hearts of child and adult readers alike. A wonderful story, a life-altering perspective, and my son didn't care that he was reading about a girl. It must have been well done.

Definitely works for 4th-7th grades. Does your child have a realistic fiction book assignment? Try this one. Get it in your teacher's classroom. Bring it home and leave it on the coffee table. Read it yourself and then hand it to your spouse.

Highly, highly recommended.

Good book submitted by Justin Shim on August 17, 2015, 1:21pm This book is amazing. I read it over and over. Funny,sad,happy, and touching all at the same time. My heart broke in some spots and then was healed. this other is a genius.

Touching Family Book submitted by Jessica Primus on June 15, 2018, 5:37pm I liked the book "out of my mind". I thought it was an interesting book much like "wonder". This book shows lots of character development. I recommend it for ages 5-12. It is a great family book and shows that anyone can do anything. This book is about a girl who has a disability. She gets judged as stupid but is a bright kid. The girl goes to a school and gets into a club for smart kids. Will she be Ok? Read the book to find out!

Amazing book submitted by Satvika on June 18, 2019, 11:20pm It was such a good book. Heartwarming and so incredibly sad. Read it if you like Wonder. Love it!

Amazing!!! submitted by Tejasvi Ramanathan on July 24, 2019, 8:08pm This book is an amazing book! It is one of my favorites! It is about an 11 girl named Melody who can't talk because she has cerebral palsy. Reading the book from Melody's perspective was so eye opening. At some points in the book I felt really sad, and sometimes I felt really happy! It is a really touching book and you learn to really love Melody!

good book submitted by liqian on August 2, 2019, 3:42pm amazing book

another great book submitted by sophiaszh on August 23, 2020, 4:46pm this is a great book and I would read it again. Definitely recommend this.

Amazing! submitted by Gudrun76 on June 12, 2021, 2:39pm This book is amazing! I liked how well the author described everything! It made me feel like I was actually Melody.

so worth it submitted by angie. on August 24, 2021, 9:18pm this is so good. I cant wait to re read it. It is such a good book.

Wow! submitted by Xris on September 4, 2021, 11:25pm The Denver Post is right, that all teens and parents should read this book! It helps me understand more about what people with disabilities go through in life. Made me tear up when she talked with Elvira and told her parents "thanks" and "love you". I was so mad about how the Whiz Kids competition turned out, but glad of Melody's attitude.

Great submitted by Abbycat on June 11, 2022, 11:45pm Amazing! Really gives you a perspective about people with disabilities have to face. 10/10 highly recommend!

well written submitted by Aimless on August 14, 2022, 1:13pm a beautiful read that does not have the fairy tale ending

Beautiful Story submitted by yinghe99 on June 17, 2023, 9:57am This is such a good book! I love how the ending is bittersweet, and Melody tells us her whole story. I was mad when Claire and Molly were being mean to her, but I felt glad when Melody finally got her Medi-Talker.

Good book submitted by Gefen on June 26, 2023, 9:00pm Thats a really good book and I learn from that so much about a life that not like our