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Out of My Mind

Written by: Sharon M. Draper
Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
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Publisher's Summary

From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl who cannot speak or write.

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 - reminiscent of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - from multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Sharon Draper, listeners will come to know a brilliant mind and a brave spirit who will change forever how they look at anyone with a disability.

©2010 Sharon M. Draper. All rights reserved. (P)2010 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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"If there is one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it." ( Denver Post)

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This book is the best book you will ever hear so good so real please hear this

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Best Book ever

I loved this book it showed me new light showed me a new point of view that I’d never seen before. This book made me feel like I was in the mind of Melody it felt as though I was seeing through her eyes. I think this book shows the challenges of Melody’s like as though the author lived it. I can relate to the feeling as though I one listen or understands you. This book it one of my top ten I would definitely recommend to someone how loves a good story with a great description.

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a great children's book

this story is a heartfelt story about diversity. I really enjoyed how it focused on diverse abilities, feelings of rejection and overcoming challenges

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Best book ever

This book was eye-opening, wonderful, and realistic. No matter what we believe we do, we always treat the handicapped as lesser, and that’s just wrong. The truth is that they’re just as capable as anyone else, if we just gave them a shot. Everyone needs to read this. Everyone in every grade level needs to know this book and all others like it.

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This book is amazing!

I loved this book so much! I looked forward to the next chapters just because I wanted to know what was going to happen. It has a great story and it was told in a great way!

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great book for learning about disabilities

Great book for working on your own knowledge about kids with disabilities as brain palsy

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I loved it I wish the book would go on forever

it was the best and I injoyd it and I will remember it forever. great

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Lovely story

Lovely story. Highly recommend. Not 5 stars because of minor issues. Still definitely worth your time.

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