Out of My Mind List 1 Review

"...watch the little dust things that floated in it, and bam, I'd be face-first on the floor."

The root "man/manu means:

"Deep within me, words pile up in huge drifts."

"Color brings life and hope to these children!" she'd announce boldly..."

Melody's disease was an impediment to her progress.

"Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different..."

It was difficult for Melody to maneuver small objects with her hands.

"They don't like each other much" . And he'd chuckle."

The root "spec" means

"The tangy odor of heated dust as the house warmed up."

"The whump and whoosh of the furnace coming alive each morning." This is an example of:

"...we would sit together as the birds darted in, picking up seeds one at a time."

"...it is my opinion that Melody is severely brain-damaged and profoundly retarded."

"I think you're cold and insensitive. I hope you never have a child with difficulties..."

"Melody propped with blankets on the living room sofa---a look of contentment on my face."

"mixed up with the smell of bacon and the background yakking of the morning news people."

"Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different." This is:

"I'd shriek, one of them would pick me up, quiet me, and try to balance me better..."

"Willy began to babble. And I bellowed."

"My arms and legs get all tight and lash out like tree limbs in a storm." This is a:

"It must have seeped into my memory somehow- maybe from a radio or TV program."

"The teachers are always trying to coax her out, but she wraps her arms around herself..."

"Mr. Gross seemed to be astonished at Willy's knowledge."

This story is written from Melody's perspective.

The genre of this book is

"My arms became fighting sticks, my legs became weapons." This is an example of a:

The root "ped" means: