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Summary Of Out Of My Mind By Sharon M. Draper
The book I am talking about today is Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. The story is about an eleven-year-old girl named Melody Brooks who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disorder which affects your body movement and muscle coordination. This has caused Melody to have to use a wheelchair to move around and made her unable to speak when her mind works perfectly. While with her parents and teachers, Melody struggles very hard to communicate with them. Many kids don’t believe in Melody because of her cerebral palsy. When Melody is eight, her mother becomes pregnant again. Melody is thrilled yet scared at the same time. Thrilled because she's going to become a sister, and scared because she worries her sibling might have
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