By Sharon M Draper

320 pages

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5th graders and up

Melody has a disability where she can’t move or talk. She used to just stay home watch movies and play in the ways she could. But her parents wanted her to go to public school. so she went to school with only a small plastic sheet with words on it to communicate! As she struggles through 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Melody wonders what it would be like to be normal. 5th grade is a vary special because there is inclusion classes that is where Melody and the other kids with disabilities get to go to a class with kids with out disabilities. Melody is worried that the other kids will think that she is weird. She is worried that that they will laugh at her. Will she make a friend or will every body laugh and point at her? But the big question, will she ever be abele to TALK? Read to find out.

4 out of 5