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Out of My Mind

Sharon M. Draper

295 pages

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About this book

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.

Themes
Heartfelt & EmotionalThought-ProvokingHopepunkWho Am I?Voice beyond physical limitsThe cruelty of underestimationIntellect trapped in silenceDignity against societal bias
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