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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:outofmymindcover_4370.png\|frame]] A book for young readers by Sharon Draper about a young girl with cerebral palsy. Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there’s no delete button. She’s the smartest kid in her whole ~~school—but~~school NO-- ~~ONE~~but ''no one'' knows it. Most ~~people—her~~people -- her teachers and doctors ~~included—don’t~~included -- don’t think she’s capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she could speak up, if only she could tell people what she thinks and knows. But she can’t. She can’t talk. She can’t walk. She can’t write. Being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her ~~mind—that~~mind -- that is, until she discovers something that will allow her to speak for the first time ever. At last Melody has a voice... but not everyone around her is ready to hear it. You can read some of [[Word of God\|Draper's thoughts]] on it, as well as an excerpt from the first chapter, on her website [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027200324/http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=35 here]. ~~== Tropes ==~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Alpha Bitch\|Alpha Bitches]] - Molly and Claire, who delight in making fun of Melody and the rest of the special education H-5 kids. * [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] - The first time Melody speaks to her parents is almost guaranteed to be a [[Tear Jerker]] for anyone with a loved one who has a mental condition... or anyone with a [[Tender Tears\|soft heart]]. Line 21 ⟶ 20: * [[Genius Cripple]] / [[Inspirationally Disabled]] - Our heroine, obviously. It's the whole point of the book. {{Needs More Tropes}} {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Childrens~~Children's Literature]] [[Category:Out Ofof My Mind]]