Melody has been locked inside her body her whole life--11 years unable to speak, and she has plenty to say. But cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to communicate just how much she knows and understands. Her family knows there's a spark in her, and they've put together a rudimentary communication board for her, but it can't give her the range of language she wants. The discovery of the Medi-Talker unlocks her whole world: suddenly Melody can talk, can tell her family she loves them, can tease her mobility aide, can ace the tryout for the school quiz team. But being able to communicate doesn't automatically make the other students accept her. 
 Another one for the school reading list, and it's another feel-good, overcoming-disability story. I didn't get a sense of Melody's frustration, really, but I DID get a good sense of her efforts to fit in with her peers, and her struggles to do so.