Melody from Out of My Mind
von Janice Manning
1. Melody lost her gold fish but really she wanted to save him
2. knows words and melodies to lots of songs
3. She has cerebral palsey
4. She understands what people are saying around her, even though people think she doesn't understand.
5. Melody's Mom
5.1. She yells at Dr. Hugely when he suggests that they abandon Melody.
5.2. You're not so intelligent sir, you're just lucky. All of us who have our faculties in tact are just plain blessed. Melody is able to figure out things, communicate, and manage in a world where nothing works right for her. She is the one with the true intelligence. - page 26 (Mom says to Dr. Hugely)
5.3. Mom is advocating for her Melody.
6. Goes to Spalding Street Elementary
6.1. takes a special bus to school with wheelchair lift.
6.2. Is in a special class for kids with disabilities.
6.3. Every year, is in the same class and has to the same things. (Build a snowman for the holidays).
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7. She feels like she gets treated like she is invisible.
7.1. she feel like she is jealous about rose and she does not have access to the universe at her fingertips
7.2. she wants a better laptop than rose has
8. She hates the word retarded
9. Chapter 5: Melody is talking about her class mates actions in class.Melody is a different person that nobody could understand her cause she can not talk and no one is like her, also she can not move.
10. Mrs. Violet
10.1. she is generous because when she babysat for melody she didn't want to be paid to much.
10.2. she understands that all children are special and can learn.
10.3. mrs. v says to melody mom that she has special powers
10.4. mrs.v used to be a nurse and understands melody
10.5. mrs.s belive in melody that she could roll over
10.5.1. mrs.v thinks that all children are special and all children can learn.
10.6. mrs.v is showing melody how to crawl and to catch herself and to roll over
10.7. mrs.v said to melody what you rather learn how to walk or speak and melody put her hand on the word speak
10.8. mrs v was showing how to speak [little words and big words]
11. chapter 8
11.1. her mom think that she made the mess and melody was sad because she can't talk the dog was a dog reachver and she felt calm when she saw the dog
11.2. she got a new pet that was a puppy and felt better and her mom and dad let her keep the puppy and she named him butterscotch
12. Katherine
13. Katherine
14. Chapter 26
14.1. Molly is saying comments that is making more challenges. For Melody
14.1.1. Melody can't go up the stairs because she can't walk
15. Chapter 26
15.1. Molly is saying comments that is making challenges. For Melody
15.1.1. she cant go up the stairs because she cant walk. There in the restrunant
15.1.1.1. she isn't able to do things the other children could do : Melody cant eat because she cant pick up a fork
15.1.1.1.1. she's felling left out : No one is talking to Melody and she's putting a happy face on and acting like she was enjoying the food .