This is why I think the theme of Out of my Mind is never give up.To start with,Melody is getting ready to show what she is made of.On pg.152 it says “The only person who got every single question right is…Melody Brooks.”2 She is finding out being herself is fun.On pg.99 it says.”finally a girl got up out of her seat and walked over to my chair.She squatted down and looked me directly in the face,and smiled.I inhaled deeply and slowly and pointed on my board to thank you.Rose seemed to understand.She is doing what everybody else is doing.On pg.90 it says this.”But these classes were supposed to give kids like me a chance to interact with each other.That’s how I think the theme never give up is expressed.

There are many decisions that I like about Sharon Draper’s writing.She’s humorous.”They’d start a he walked up the stairs.Step,fart.Step,fart.Step,fart. Her descriptive language creates imagery. “When people looked at me,I guess they see a girl with short,dark,curly hair strapped into a pink wheelchair.” She has good use of vocabulary.”These things-I call them “tornado explosions”-are pieces of me.”These are the things that make Sharon Draper a great writer.