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Out of my mind is a great book, it talks about a girl, Melody brooks who has a disease where it paralyzes her legs and she can only move several parts of her body. She is a very intelligent person despite her limits, but for her she doesn't think she's any different from other people.
Date started: 10/15/16 re read:10/22/19
Date ended: 11/1/16
Why I chose it: It talks about many aspects of life and even if you have limits, you can still do more.

Written by Sharon M Draper, this RF book follows that life of and 11 years old with Cerebal Palsy names Melody Brooks. This book coming from Melody's perspective, you get to feel what it's like to have all these words and thoughts in your head, yet you can‘t speak! This is a great book for IR! Scholastic has a great resource for this book as well! https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/kriscia-cabral/teaching-out-my-mi... #ucflae3414f19

RF novel, Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper follows the story of an 11 year old girl named Melody Brooks who was born with Cerebral Palsy. Doing everything possible to live a normal lifestyle, Melody is on quest to fight to get her wishes despite her inability to communicate or move. This book would be best in a LC as students understand the importance of looking through a separate individual‘s “window.” #UCFLAE3414F19

Out of My Mind is a RF by Sharon M. Draper. It won multiple awards, some being Bank Street Best Book of the Year, Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, and ILA Young Adult Choices. It‘s such an inspirational story about a 5th grade student named Melody who has cerebral palsy. She can‘t walk or talk but she‘s one of the most brilliant kids in her class. Everyone looks at her different because she‘s “disabled” except for her family, Mrs. V, and Catherine.

Out of my mind is a great novel if you enjoy realistic fiction. It is written by Sharon M Draper and has won the Coretta Scott King award. This story gives you great insight into the mind of a child who cannot speak, write, or walk. It would be a great story to use as a LC or even IR. This link http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/analyzing-first-p... is a lesson plan that focus‘ on analyzing

“Mostly though I remember words. Very early I figured out there were millions of words in the world .....everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don‘t realize the real power of words. But I do. Thoughts need words. Words need a voice. But I‘ve never been able to tell them. —Melody

Perfect read for current state of mind 🤪. I think I may have gotten this for my teen many moons ago and it sat in the bookshelf. It‘s mine now. ♥️

Fourth and final summer reading book for my new fifth grade class. I actually read it before, but decided I needed a refresher. I love this story about a girl with cerebral palsy who is genius level smart. She suffers because she can‘t easily communicate with others. Through bravery and determination, she opens lines of communication and sparks up during her inclusion classes. This book also makes me very angry!!!!!!

"From the time I was really little- maybe just a few months old- words were like sweet, liquid gifts and I drank them like lemonade. I could almost taste them."

Reading this awesome RF novel in class for LC was great. I loved this book and will definitely use this in my classroom if I teach 3rd grade and up. The book tells about a girl with cerebral palsy who is smarter than everyone once thought. Read about her crazy story and you‘ll feel all the emotions along with the character. https://www.episcopalacademy.org/uploaded/Academics/MS/6th_Grade_-_Study_Questio... these discussion...

Wow! This book was AMAZING! This RF novel Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper is a book you shouldn‘t leave unread. 11 yr old Melody has never spoken a word in her life. She is full of excitement, knowledge and would blow you away with her sense of humor, if she could only be heard. Read to find out some of her biggest obstacles. This activity has children communicate using a communication board just like Melody in the story. It would incorporate..

This AMAZING RF novel is a fantastic independent read for all of your students! Melody is a young girl with CP who can not speak and is in a wheelchair. Though she can‘t speak, Melody has a LOT to say! One day she gets the ability for everyone to hear what‘s on her mind, and they won‘t be ready for it! This NY times bestseller can be used with this discussion guide and writing activities found on the author‘s website.

?️ Movie Alert?️Sharon Draper's "Out of my Mind" hitting a theater near you! Well deserved, she is extremely underrated

This RF novel written by Sharon Draper is a great read for a literature circle in the classroom. Melody is a young girl who has Cerebral Palsy and can‘t talk, or walk. Her family is there to support her and believe that she can achieve great things. Find out how Melody competes on the schools quiz team and how smart she actually is. I think the class can learn a lot about inclusion and accepting everyone around them with this book. #UCFLAE3414SU19

Out Of My Mind, a RF novel written by Sharon Draper, is an awesome book for students to get wrapped up with for IR. This book has won many awards like YR and SS and was also on the NYTBS list. This book does a great job in teaching students that you really can‘t judge a person by how they look on the outside. (Cont.) #ucflae3414su19

This is a fiction book that was nominated for Goodreads choice awards Best middle grade & children. It is about an 11-year-old girl named Melody who has cerebral palsy, due to it she is unable to speak but has so much to say. We learn about he life experiences and the difficulties she faces such that go along with her disability. People assume she is not smart when really, she is extremely clever.#ucflae3414su19

#lae3414sp19 “Out of My Mind” is a beautifully written, realistic fiction novel by Sharon Draper. This book is about a young girl Cerebral Palsy who is very intelligent but no one knew because she was unable to speak. Once Melody received a device that helped her to share her thoughts, her world began to change. This heart warming book teaches readers to treat everyone with kindness because you never know what someone is going through.

”Out of My Mind” is a piece of realistic fiction (RF) by Sharon Draper. This sad-sweet story is about a child without the ability to speak, and how it affected her life and her experiences. This would be a great author study (AS) book. #LAE3414sp19

#lae3414sp19 The novel “Out of my Mind” by Sharon Draper is New York Best Seller (RF) that is about a young girl named Melody who suffers from cerebral palsy. Melody can not speak or move, but has a lot of thoughts and feelings inside that cannot be expressed. Melody gets this computer that can finally let her let out her thoughts. (cont. in comments)

Grab your tissue box because the book “Out of My Mind” by Sharon Draper is going to mess with your emotions!! This RF would be awesome for an AS for students. Sharon Draper is a great author for students to study on because of all her amazing books she‘s published. Out of my mind is about a girl who has cerebral palsy and only can keep her words inside because she can‘t talk. Later on she gets a device that she‘s always wanted that helps her speak

After hearing 10/10 reviews from another LC about Out of My Mind (NYT Bestseller, countless other awards, RF) by Sharon M. Draper, now one of my favorite authors, I was absolutely sold. Though an excellent choice for an LC, I found a lesson plan that could be utilized independently by students as a resource for a GR, or to guide conversation in small SR groups during rotations. #LAE3414sp19

Wow! Loved this. (Several students told me I would.) The character Melody comes across as very real - never precious or perfect. Her story was inspirational without being cheesy. This would be a good one for fans of Wonder.

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#literaryluck #disabilityreads l choose out of my mind because like myself, the protagonist has cerebral palsy. I love Melody because she has sass! I felt the book gave an honest portrayal of what it's like to have CP. For those of you who have kids in #middlegrade, I hope you will consider having them read this book.
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Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper (RF) is a book that will bring out ALL of your emotions. This story is told in the point of view of Melody Brooks- a hilarious, brutally honest little girl. Oh, and she is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Although she can‘t walk, talk, or do most things on her own, she never lets that stand in her way of being her true self. Reading this book in a LC allows students to read independently and make their own opinions.

This RF NY Times Best Seller is easily a tear jerker. The theme of the book is implicit and is that everyone has a right to be respected and loved for who they are. Throughout the book Melody hopes for a better life where people treat her with respect and don't treat her like she is stupid. She wants "normal" friends with whom she can communicate. She struggles to be herself and stay positive in spite of her disability.This book is great for LC.

Out of my Mind (RF) by New York Times Bestseller author Sharon M. Draper. Have things ever been piling up in your mind you feel like you‘re about to explode, or go out of your mind?! Well, meet Melody. Imagine being an 11 year old girl who has not spoken one word her entire life. Melody has a photographic memory, and is the smartest kid in her school but no one will know because she can‘t walk, talk, or write. Her physical capabilities are limited

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We all look different and that is what is so special about you so be yourself and the ones that see how special you are are your real friends and are the people who love you for who you are.

An amazing and quick read. I loved it! I think those that enjoyed Wonder will melt into this one as well!

Just over half way through this and love it so much!!

This was a quick read. It‘s a YA novel about a 10 (almost 11) year old girl with cerebral palsy. It does a good job conveying some of the challenges (both physically and emotionally) of navigating school and life with some significant challenges. A reader‘s guide is included - I can see how it could be used in classrooms - this book has endless possibilities.

We both laughed so hard, Mrs. Lovelace had to put her finger to her lips to tell us to hush. Never in my life have I had a teacher tell me to be quiet because I was talking to somebody in class! It was the best feeling in the world! I felt like the rest of the kids.

This book was great. My daughter and sister told me about it. I fell in love with melody, I thought she was so smart and very funny. I loved how she summed up people, especially doctors.

3/5 ⭐️

I am going “out of my mind” with excitement about our new bookshelf! Although it‘s in the 90s outside, we spent the afternoon moving this from its previous home to our house. We decided to make it a YA/MG bookshelf to free up space on our other bookcases for our overflow of regular adult books. I love some of these books so much, including the tagged one, and it‘s cool to have them all in one place now. Take a look!

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper is a New York Times best seller realistic fiction novel about a girl named Melody that suffers from cerebral palsy and has so much to say, but she feels ultimately trapped in her own mind. A UDL strategy that coincides with this novel is strategy 7.1 (optimize individual choice and autonomy), and an EL strategy would be strategy 36 (ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses).

Out of my mind is a (F) novel written by: Sharon Draper and cover illustration by: Daniel Chang/Jupiter Images. Out of my mind is about a girl with cerebral palsy. Melody is a very smart girl with a photographic memory. She is smarter than most people think. She struggles to show others how smart she is because she cannot tell them other wise. Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. She is DETERMINED !

I love this book so much. I recommend it to everyone. #iloveit

This is a New York Times Best Seller! Read 8-year-old Melody‘s story about taking on life as a 5th grader with Cerebral Palsy. She‘s the smartest kid in school, with no way to tell anyone that. Read the book to find out more about her life, family, and classmates. This book will make you think about how you treat other people that are different than you.  #UCFLAE3414

Out of my mind is a Realistic F book about a young girl named Melody, with Cerebral Palsy. She is a vibrant young girl who is dying to speak the thoughts in her head. This book is a Parent‘s Choice Silver Honor book that teaches children to be accepting of people of all walks of life. http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/okay-different-teachi... this activity would be perfect to pair with this book as it

This book is extremely eye-opening for anyone and especially a future teacher. It follows the life of 5th-grader Melody through her life of having Cerebral Palsy. She cannot walk, eat, nor talk on her own. She overcomes these struggles through the support of her family, neighbor, and her own willpower. By the last 5 chapters, I threw the book, cried in shock, and screamed “(insert bad word here) YEAH.” This one is absolutely worth every page.

#UCFLAE3414SP18 Out of My Mind is a beautifully written fiction book about a girl named Melody with Cerebral Palsy. She is quite literally stuck in her own head. This book really hits you in the heart and is a great book for Lit Circles! It is great for kids to read because they encounter kids with disabilities all the time at school, and they should learn to see them more as just a student who has a disability. UDL: 4.2 use tools and assistive

This is a great fiction book. This book is filled with emotions. It is about a girl named Melody who has cerebral palsy. She is a very smart girl but since she is in a wheel chair people do not believe she is. This book is great for LC. The books has won the Corertta Scott King award. LC help with Ell strategy number 2 also UDL 1.2. #UCFLAE3413SP18

Out of my mind is a great fiction novel.it is a story about an eleven year old girl , melody who has some disabilities but she has photographic memory. This novel is full of hope and emotions. The winner of Coretta Scott King award and good for LC.The activities related to this are https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/kriscia-cabral/teaching-out-my-mi.... The UDL Principle 3.1 & 3.2 with EL # 2 & 10 would work better. # UCF La3414sp18

Finished reading Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris to my daughter this afternoon and on to this one tonight. Her third grade teacher started reading it to the class. The copies at my school libraries were all checked out. Managed to get the last copy from our public library. 😊 I‘ve wanted to read this for a long time! Glad my girl asked about it.