By the time I was two, all my memories had words, and all my words had meanings. I have no idea how I untangled the complicated process of words and thought, but it happened quickly and naturally. My mother whispered her strength into my ear.Įvery word my parents spoke to me or about me I absorbed and kept and remembered. Melody's not afraid to express anger or frustration yet still manages to keep a mostly positive outlook on her situation. My parents have always blanketed me with conversation. Draper, winner of several Coretta Scott King awards (for November Blues and Copper Sun, among others) has created a well-rounded, likable character. Honored as National Teacher of the Year in 1997, Draper has strong insight into the experience of students. They made my jumbled thoughts and feelings have substance. Draper’s Out of My Mind is a first-person realistic fiction novel told from the point of view of Melody Brooks, a fifth grader who has cerebral palsy. Love songs.įrom the time I was really little-maybe just a few months old-words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. Mountains of phrases and sentences and connected ideas. Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands.ĭeep within me, words pile up in huge drifts.
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