Out of My Mind

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Hardcover
Publish Date: March 2010
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.3
EAN: 9781416971702

Overview

A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting!

“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.

Details

Pages: 304
Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.7 x 1 in
Lexile Score: 700
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 8
ISBN: 141697170X

Awards

2016 Nene Award - Nominee (Children's Fiction)
2015 Nene Award - Nominee (Children's Fiction)
2014 Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee (Junior Novel)
2014 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Winner (Grades 6-8)
2014 Nutmeg Book Award - Winner (Intermediate)
2013 California Young Reader Medal - Winner (Middle School)
2013 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Winner (Juvenile)
2013 Golden Sower Award - Honor Book (Intermediate)
2013 Iowa Teen Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2013 Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Winner (Children's Book)
2013 Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner (Young Readers)
2013 North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee (Junior Book)
2013 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner (Grades 6-8)
2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Second Place (Grades 4-8)
2013 Sasquatch Award - Winner (Children/Young Adult)
2013 Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee (Children's)
2013 William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee (Grades 3-5)
2013 Young Hoosier Book Award - Winner (Middle Grades)
2012 Beehive Awards - Winner (Fiction)
2012 Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee (Children's)
2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2012 Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's Book)
2012 Land of Enchantment Book Award - Winner (Young Adult)
2012 Maine Student Book Award - Second Place (Grades 4-8)
2012 Mark Twain Readers Award - Winner (Grades 4-6)
2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner (Grades 3-5)
2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner (Grades 6-8)
2012 Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner (Middle School)
2012 Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner (Intermediate)
2011 Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner (Grades 6-9)
2011 Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner (Grades 6-8)
2011 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Ten to Fourteen)
2011 Children's Book Committee Award - Winner (Fiction)
2011 Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee (Grades 4-6)
2011 Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist (Young Adult)
2011 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2010 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner (Fiction)