Hi guys! This is Hannah from The Tales of My Life, and I will be doing a book review on the book, Out Of my Mind by Sharon Draper. Enjoy!
Summary (with spoilers):
Ever
since Melody was born, she has had cerebral palsy (a disorder of
movement). This means Melody can't walk or communicate and she moves
around using a wheelchair. Many people underestimate and think Melody is
dumb because of this. Melody is actually really intelligent and has a
photographic memory. But, Melody finally finds a way to communicate and
talk with her family and friends using a medi talker (kind of like a
talking computer like Google translator). So for the first time ever
Melody makes friends in her class and actually has a voice. Melody
becomes close friends with Rose and is happy. The kids in her class even
let her enter The Whiz Kids team (basically a trivia team for kids).
The team winds their tournament and is going to participate in the
nationals in Washington, D.C. At the last minute, Melody's flight is
cancelled due to the weather and Melody is devastated. The rest of the
team (including Rose) had left on a an earlier flight an hour ago. Rose
was about to call but everyone shook there heads (no). Melody feels
betrayed and demands to go back to school (despite the rainy weather).
Melody refuses to feel defeated.
Overall: I would definitely recommend this book! I love this book but, hated the ending. This was a great book overall!
Thanks to Sarah for letting me post here : )
Great post Hannah and your welcome! I would definitely read that book! Sounds interesting! ( I am very interested with medical diseases!)
~ Sarah : )
