Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes- each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands. 
 Deep within me, words pile up in huge drifts. Mountains of phrases and sentences and connected ideas. Clever expressions. Jokes. Love songs... 
 But only in my head. 
 I have never spoken one single word. I am almost eleven years old. 
 Overall Starred Rating: 3/5 
 Call me lazy, but the quote that is in this review is not even my favorite string in this novel, in fact, I rather dislike it, and the rest of the book is written in such a similar way. Just like, 'I am almost eleven years old.' I know that that's supposed to sound all dramatic and all, but to me, it just really sounds cringy and cheesy. And how does something melt in your hands if it's untouched? 
 Out of My Mind is about a girl named Melody Brooks. But she's different from the regular 5th grader that you would see on the playground. Colors have flavors to her, and things have scents. She see's the world like nobody else, but nobody knows. She can't speak. In this middle-grade novel, Melody fights back uninspiring doctors and anything that could possibly get in her way. 
 Like I said before, I was bound to like this book. It's known for being similar to Wonder, which I loved, but this book was really just a miss for me. I know Melody was supposed to have a chunk of pity in your heart, feeling awful every time she drools. I was supposed to feel bad. It was just what you would do in this kind of books, am I right? 
 Draper portrays Melody's whining scenes absolutely horribly if she wanted the reader to feel bad. Because I swear, every time Melody got into some kind of fit, I would literally have an urge to throw the book across the room. Melody was not a likable character for me. 
 And, now this book is making ME feel bad. Feeling bad that I dislike a supposed likable character. But really I just can't take it. Not to mention, the first 1/3 of the book is basically Melody complaining about how hard her life is. We get it. But maybe the same empathy could have been accomplished in such a smaller portion, instead of saying how she's never spoken a word in the corniest way possible. 
 But, this book was a page turner, even though there was little to no suspense. I don't know why. I guess it's just Sharon Draper showing off her magic.