General information about the book
New York Times bestseller! Josette Frank Prize winner, an award given for books with positive literary values, in which children or young people face the difficulties of their world in a positive and realistic way and grow emotionally and morally. The award has been given annually since 1943. Josette Frank, editor and compiler of children's anthologies, has for many years been the Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America.
Melodia is an 11-year-old girl, quite different from most people. She can not walk, can not speak, can not write, due to a congenital disease. On the other hand, she has a photographic memory, she manages to remember every detail of any thing, that she has not experienced. Melody is the smartest girl in the whole school, but no one knows that. Most people - teachers, doctors, her classmates - do not take her into account, as they fail to believe that her brilliant mind goes beyond what they imagine. But Melody refuses to define and define her on the basis of her incompetence. She is determined to show everyone around the world ... her brilliant mind.
"Beyond My World", the New York Times bestseller for more than 3 years, is a challenging story that will forever change our perception of people with different abilities. A perfect book for all those who have in their heart the novel "Miracle" by RJ Palacio.
Critics
A bold, chaste and captivating story. A story of thousands of words.
School Library Journal
Inspirational and shocking! This book challenges any age-related categorization: for toddlers, it's a fairly simple read, but for teens and parents alike it's a story that will enlighten their minds and make them think.
Booklist
Only those who are heartbroken will not grieve and will not cry when Melodia, for the first time, says to her parents "I love you".
Publishers Weekly
author
Sharon Mills Draper (August 21, 1948) is an American children's writer, who deals with issues of education and upbringing of children. In 1997, she was named "National Teacher of the Year". Has won the Coretta Scott King Award five times for books about African-American teens and teenagers. In 2015 she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Literary Career, given by the American Library Association. As she puts it: “I learned to dream through reading, I learned to create dreams through writing, and I learned to create new dreamers through teaching. I will always be a dreamer. "
Excerpts from the book
1) From a very young age - maybe only a few months - the words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. I could almost taste them. They gave content to my chaotic thoughts and feelings. My parents have always surrounded me with words. They talked and gossiped endlessly. They were expressed in words and sounds. Dad sang to me. Mom whispered in my ear.
2) Thoughts need words. Words need sound.
3) Sounds came inside me and floated incessantly. The lullabies, mixed with the gentle scents of the evening, slept with me. Any harmony made me smile. It seems to me like in my life I have always had a painted soundtrack played in its background. I almost hear the colors and smell the images, every time music is played.
4) Everyone uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people do not understand the true power of words. I yes.
Title: Beyond My World
Original title: Out of my mind
Author: Sharon M. Draper
Translated by: Evisa Lumani
Genre: Roman
Date of publication: February, 2022
Number of pages: 232
Price: 1000 ALL
