Out of My Mind

When Sharon Draper wrote Out of My Mind, she was not trying to replicate any person's actual experiences, so no, it is not based on a true story. However, Draper was inspired to write the novel...

I would argue that the main theme of Out of My Mind is living with disability. Eleven-year-old Melody was born with cerebral palsy and has required assistance with daily tasks her entire life. She...

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper tells the story of Melody Brooks, an intelligent eleven-year-old girl who was born with Cerebral Palsy. Through first-person point of view, we learn about the...

When Melody is eight years old, her mother becomes pregnant. With Melody having been born with cerebral palsy, her parents have great fears that her sibling will also have this disorder. Baby...

Rose is not really friends with Molly and Claire. The first thing Melody tells the reader about Molly and Claire is that they are best friends who are mean to many other students and make fun of...

As Melody never tires of pointing out, her condition—spastic bilateral quadriplegia—may limit her body but not her mind. Despite what ignorant people may think about her, Melody is exceptionally...