"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." - excerpt from "Beyond my world".
"Beyond My World" (original title: Out of my mind), New York Times bestseller for more than 3 years, is a challenging story that will forever change our perception of people with different abilities.
The book focuses on Melody, an 11-year-old girl, quite different from most people. Melody can not walk, can not speak, can not write, due to a congenital disease, but on the other hand, has a photographic memory and manages to remember everything. The character refuses to be defined based on her condition, so she is determined to show everyone her extraordinary mind.
"Beyond My World" was written by Sharon Mills Draper, an American children's writer who deals with children's education. She 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.
