tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post585208300307135140..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Tahleen reviews: "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. DraperJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-9026353327253069322012-03-06T06:43:42.688-05:002012-03-06T06:43:42.688-05:00Our principal raved about this book. Its on my to...Our principal raved about this book. Its on my to read list at the moment, so I'll get to it at some in the nearish future. Excellent review!Rebeccahttp://healthynerdygirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-26430967639106926112012-02-12T13:25:22.417-05:002012-02-12T13:25:22.417-05:00I read this one and absolutely loved it. Great rev...I read this one and absolutely loved it. Great review!Chloe Bookloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431473409488015336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-23544949846844752122012-02-12T01:52:56.284-05:002012-02-12T01:52:56.284-05:00Wow, this sounds like a really interesting read. I...Wow, this sounds like a really interesting read. I've always been curious about the perspective of people with these kinds of conditions. Thanks for the review!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089933757803982224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-10097947691372742842012-02-09T23:42:54.453-05:002012-02-09T23:42:54.453-05:00Sort of like Diving Bell, but Melody has a wider r...Sort of like Diving Bell, but Melody has a wider range of motion and ways to communicate. Along the same lines, though.Tahleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330160603781228707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-26199050627686361372012-02-09T23:42:16.092-05:002012-02-09T23:42:16.092-05:00Oh wow, no I've never read that one. I'll ...Oh wow, no I've never read that one. I'll have to check it out, thanks for the rec!Tahleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330160603781228707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-73423624338582366132012-02-09T13:59:04.237-05:002012-02-09T13:59:04.237-05:00I thought Out of My Mind was phenomenal. I've ...I thought Out of My Mind was phenomenal. I've never looked at a person with cerebral palsy in the same way since reading it, and now go out of my way to people I see with it because they always make me think of Melody. I wish all kids had to read this in school!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236275337479478234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-42263966516288803282012-02-09T08:05:02.466-05:002012-02-09T08:05:02.466-05:00I so have to read this! At the moment I am working...I so have to read this! At the moment I am working at a kindergarten with disabled children and one of them is a little girl who can't speak or make a difference in her facial expression. She is looking very dreamily most of the time, focusing on nothing, but no one actually knows what disease she's suffering from, and I am wondering all the time whether she sees something we don't. Perhaps she's just like Melody, a clever girl who just cannot express herself?Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-59541433277853524432012-02-08T17:40:19.039-05:002012-02-08T17:40:19.039-05:00This was one of my favorite books from last year. ...This was one of my favorite books from last year. One of the things I like about it is that everything didn't turn out all sunshine and roses for her with the other kids. It was much more realistic to me than total acceptance would have been, and it gives kids a real emotional connection that hopefully helps them understand how hurtful exclusion can be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-18795799178513813592012-02-08T16:59:03.540-05:002012-02-08T16:59:03.540-05:00I hadn't heard of this book before! Sounds lik...I hadn't heard of this book before! Sounds like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly for a younger reading group-- I think I'll be sending this to my cousin!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027031346339383818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-28670910248435002732012-02-08T12:21:48.099-05:002012-02-08T12:21:48.099-05:00This looks like a terrific book...it reminds me of...This looks like a terrific book...it reminds me of <i>Johnny Got His Gun</i>. Have you ever read that? We had to read it in ninth grade English class. It was about a soldier who was horribly injured in a war (Vietnam, I believe) and lost his arms, legs, sight, and hearing. But he survived, and eventually figured out a way to communicate with the nurses who care for him. It was pretty powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-92026466321647965112012-02-08T01:52:05.631-05:002012-02-08T01:52:05.631-05:00hahahaha, I am LOVING that cover! =3 Goldfish are ...hahahaha, I am LOVING that cover! =3 Goldfish are cute...anyways. Great review!Carole Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613257306239357553noreply@blogger.com