Over 1.5 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind and discovered the brilliant mind of Melody Brooks. Out of My Mind spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list! &;If there&;s one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it.&; &;Denver Post &;A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes.&; &;School Library Journal (starred review) &;Unflinching and realistic.&; &;Kirkus Reviews (starred review) &;Uplifting&;This moving novel will makes activists of us all.&; &;Booklist (starred review) From multiple 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.