Brenna and Joe check out Sharon Draper's Out Of My Mind (2010) about Melody, a non-verbal girl with Cerebral Palsy who wants to be able to communicate more than anything.

Unlike so many other books about disability, however, this isn't a book about how Melody changes the world...and it's better for it!

Plus: exceptional Middle Grade fiction; resisting the temptation of a fantasy ending; and garbage children and systemic barriers.

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Theme music: Rewind Kid "Rhythm Revolution"

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