Librarian teacher discusses children's books. Students are encouraged to contribute their own book review or short summary of fiction or nonfiction books. This blog is of interest to 3rd through 6th graders.

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

It is so easy to read a good book, the pages just fly by. I didn't want this one to end. Melody, the narrator is a fifth grade girl with celebral palsy, her brain is fine but her body isn't. Sharon Draper has accurately described the life of the classroom and the pettiness that students sometimes have toward each other. The life of a person with disabilities is hard to imagine but listening to Melody gave me new understanding into her life. She is quite the smart girl, but can she compete with the "normal" kids to be part of the Whiz Kids Team?
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