Author: Sharon Draper
Genre: YA Fiction, Standalone
Published: 2010
Personal Rating: 3.5/5 (good)
Format/Narrator: Audiobook/
Sisi Aisha Johnson
Yearly Count: 65
Almost 11 year old Melody gets around in a wheel chair and cannot talk. People tend to not see her or fear her, because she has Cerebral Palsy. However, Melody, is much more than her disability. She has a photographic memory which aids her in being one of the smartest kids in her school, yet nobody knows it.
I loved, loved, loved, the message of this book regarding Melody. She was a fantastic character. There were other parts of the book that I didn't care for and didn't believe. Two parts of the ending were not realistic and actually disappointed me. This is all coming from an educator and parent. I am not the intended target; however, even so, it is not a book I would recommend to young teens.
Hmm. I don't know that this is a book I would be drawn to initially, but Melody does sound like a great character, one worth getting to know.
ReplyDeleteLiterary Feline ~ The educator in me calls out for reads like this.
DeleteOh no! I love the idea of Melody being the main character. Too bad it didn't end well. We need more characters like Melody!!
ReplyDeleteStacybuckeye ~ She was a trooper! :)
DeleteYou loved, loved, loved the message, but not so much the book? Think it's something I'd enjoy?
ReplyDeleteLes ~ When I first saw this comment I had a response, but now I forgot. UGH! :( Ummm, I think you'd respond in the same way I did, actually. Or pretty close.
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