Out of my mind chapter 3

Melody is a smart, funny and talented fifth grader. She loves to listen to music, spend time with her family, and learn new things at school. But nobody or at least very few people knows just how smart and funny she is.

Out of my mind series

That’s because she has cerebral palsy, a condition that leaves her unable to move or speak. She needs help eating and using the toilet, and she can’t bathe or dress herself. But in every other way she’s a typical year-old, and she wants more than anything to let the world know just what and how much she’s thinking.

Most of the time, Melody feels like a goldfish trapped in a bowl, able to observe the world around her but unable to interact with it.

Sometimes she feels like there are so many thoughts and feelings inside her head, just bursting to get out. And sometimes the pressure and frustration get to her so much that she has no choice but to scream, like when she finally loses her patience as her third-grade teacher refuses