Out of My Mind
What's Out of My Mind About
Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
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Very meaningful story of a girl with cerebral palsy who eventually can communicate through a computer yet still faces challenges from rude classmates and even teachers. Some fart jokes.
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Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award forStella by Starlight. Her Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781416971719
- Publication Date
- May 1, 2012
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Page Count
- 295
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 14 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2009018404
- Lexile® Level
- 700L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 8
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 136421
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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