Out of My Mind
by Sharon Draper
This was recommended to me by a special ed teacher at my school. It was recommended to her by our library tech. Thanks for the recommendation!
I enjoyed this book. It was an interesting perspective of life from someone with above average intelligence, but the inability to communicate due to severe physical disabilities. No one is able to figure out that she is smart, until she gets a computerized communication device. I felt that Draper conveys the frustrations that Melody faces each day when trying to explain how she feels, what she thinks, and her inability for independence. It was quite a different life perspective, and it made me appreciate the things I take for granted.
I thought this would be a very predictable book, but was I ever wrong! I didn't expect the ending, but I greatly appreciated it. I recommend this book to anyone who works with children, or just people in general.
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