Out of My Mind

Draper, S. (2010). Out of my mind. New York: Atheneum.

Melody has cerebral palsy.  She is not able to walk, talk or control her actions, but she is very bright.
Through out this story she is trying to communicate with people, but since she can not talk or do things for herself they treat her as if she knows nothing. She finally receives a computer to help her communicate with others and they are all surprised at what she knows.  Even after all this her classmates still do things that hurt her.

 If you liked this book, check out these:




Applegate, K. (2012). The one and only Ivan. New York, NY: HarperCollins Children's Book.

Buyea. R. (2010). Because of Mr. Terupt. New York, NY: A Yearling Book.

Palacio, R. J. (2012). Wonder. New York, NY: Random House.