Out of My Mind [Hardcover]

Over 1.5 million people have read the #1New York TimesbestsellerOut of My Mindand discovered the brilliant mind of Melody Brooks.

Out of My Mindspent two years on theNew York Timesbestseller list!

“If there’s one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year,Out of My Mindshould be it.” —Denver Post
“A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes.” —School Library Journal(starred review)
“Unflinching and realistic.” —Kirkus Reviews(starred review)
“Uplifting…This moving novel will makes activists of us all.” —Booklist(starred review)

From multiple award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with a disability, perfect for fans of RJ Palacio’sWonder.

Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people—her teachers, her doctors, her classmates—dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow.A Reading Group Guide toOut of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper

Discussion Topics

1. The novel opens with a powerful discussion of the power of words and language. How does this help capture the reader’s attention? What predictions can the reader make about the narrator of the story? What inferences can be made about the thought processes of the narrator’s mind?

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