Thursday, April 22, 2021

#tbt: Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper



Happy Thursday! We had a bit of weather yesterday! Thunderstorms and a temperature drop were predicted for yesterday. Thankfully, it held off until after student in-school time, so they were able to get out for gym and mask breaks. I got to walk Boo as well. Then, the skies darkened, the wind picked up and it hailed fiercely for about five minutes. Crazy!


Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. 320 p. Atheneum Books for Young Readers/ Simon & Schuster, March, 2010. (Own.)

#tbt features Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. This novel is narrated by eleven-year-old Melody who was born with cerebral palsy. She's confined to a wheelchair and can't talk. Her parents need to feed and clothe her and had been advised to place her in a nursing home. They insist that she go to school, where she's placed in an ineffective special education class. What the people in Melody's life don't know is that she is not only educable, but brilliant. Her life changes once she is given a communication device.

Out of My Mind was published in March of 2010, received many starred reviews, spent almost two years on the NYT Bestseller List, and was named to many "Best" list of the year and later state award lists. It's a TMS favorite among both students and teachers. If you recall yesterday's WOW post, a sequel, Out of My Heart, is due out in September.


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