Out of My Mind

I love, love, LOVED Sharon Draper’s OUT OF MY MIND.  Melody has cerebral palsy.  She’s stuck in a wheel chair and can’t talk.  She’s the smartest kid in her school.  No one knows this, since she has never said a word.  Melody ends up in the special education classroom in her school reviewing the alphabet every day.  Someday Melody will find a way to communicate with the world.

OUT OF MY MIND really displays the frustration a disabled child must have.  It is full of beautiful descriptions and fully developed characters.  This book is amazing, but parts of it are very sad.  I didn’t want to stop reading it.  I hope other people will enjoy OUT OF MY MIND as much as I did.

Dogs Don't tell jokes

Here is a review of Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar, one of my favorite authors.

         I like a lot of kinds of books but I usually don’t love light, funny books like I loved DOGS DON’T TELL JOKES by Louis Sachar.  The main character, 12-year-old Gary Boone is funny.  At least he thinks so.  He decides that if he tells jokes in the talent show, people will realize that he does have a talent.  But things aren’t easy.  Gary has his share of frustration, teasing, and school trouble.  Maybe he should quit...

            This book was hilarious, like most writing by Louis Sachar. It teaches to follow your dreams no matter what.  I would recommend it to fans of Andrew Clements.  It’s a well written book with realistic problems that kids will gobble up.