Title: Out of My Mind
Series: Out of My Mind
Author: Sharon M. Draper
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis:
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.
My Review:
How do I review this beautiful novel? Honestly, it was so beautiful, eye-opening, I don't know how to put it into words. 🥹
Melody can't talk. Melody can't walk. She has physical disabilities. But she's really smart; she has the strongest memory. Unfortunately though, despite that, she gets underestimated by the adults in her life, like her doctor (the bastard Dr. Hugely should not be allowed to practice!) and some of her teachers.
I'm not educated much about cerebral palsy, but Out of My Mind has the most perfect disability-rep I've ever seen! Usually, when we come across people with that condition in our lives, we generally automatically assume their brains are like a baby's and we don't know what to say to them. However, Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind shows us that just because someone is physically disabled, doesn't mean their mind is, too. I'm not gonna lie - I was a little ignorant about that fact. 🫢 I agree with a reviewer mentioning that you will never look at people with disabilities the same way after reading that book.
I loved Melody - she was a really smart, determined girl. I was rooting for her near the end of the book - I loved how she confronted her class after what happened (you'll have to read it to find out!).
Out of My Mind was a very beautiful, eye-opening novel about a girl with cerebral palsy. Would recommend to everyone.
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