Out of My Mind

A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting and now an original film on Disney+!

"A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes." --School Library Journal (starred review)
"Unflinching and realistic." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

From 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's Wonder.

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.

Author: Sharon M. Draper
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/09/2010
Series: Out of My Mind
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781416971702

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136421 / Out of My Mind


Award: 2012 Maine Student Book Award Second Place - Grades 4-8
Award: 2012 Bluebonnet Awards Nominee - Children's
Award: 2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards Finalist - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Children's Book Committee Award Winner - Fiction
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Award: 2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book
Award: 2010 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Silver Medal Winner - Fiction
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Award: 2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Winner - Grades 3-5
Award: 2013 Nevada Young Readers' Award Winner - Young Readers
Award: 2013 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's
Award: 2011 Buckeye Children's Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8
Award: 2012 Beehive Awards Winner - Fiction
Award: 2013 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: 2012 Virginia Readers Choice Award Winner - Middle School
Award: 2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Winner - Grades 6-8
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Award: 2013 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2013 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Book
Award: 2014 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Novel
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Award: 2013 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Winner - Grades 6-8
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards Winner - Intermediate
Award: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Second Place - Grades 4-8
Award: 2015 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award Winner - Children's Book
Award: 2014 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8
Award: 2014 Nutmeg Book Award Winner - Intermediate
Award: 2016 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction