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.

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Nutmeg Book Award. It also was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. It was recognised in the Grades 6-9 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. Also it was recognised in the Middle School category by the California Young Reader Medal. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. It was recognised in the Middle Grade category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Simon & Schuster .

Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper. com.