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Melody gets to school and confronts all of her "teammates" about them leaving her. It turns out the reason was because of their eating situation but Melody doesn't buy that. She notes that multiple people had her families number and nobody reached out to her. They offer her the 9th place trophy and Melody laughs and wheels away.

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Melodys morning was off to a rough start. It was raining, she was upset about the competition, she forgot to bring her card for Catherine, and the bus left her. Melody realizes that Penny is behind their car that is about to be in motion and is begging and pleading to get her mom to notice and when she does she yells at her and continues to reverse with Penny behind the car.

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Melody and her family arrive at the airport to fly to Washington D.C and much to their disliking, they find out that their flight has been canceled. Meanwhile the rest of her team arrived earlier for breakfast and Melody wasn't invited for some reason.

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Melodies team ends up winning and they all opt to go out to eat. This seems to be a recurring problem for Melody. People recognize how intelligent she is, but people still see her disabilities present, especially when she eats.
Melody has made the front page of the newspaper as a improbable success story. Melody worries that since she is now the face of the team her teammates may get jealous and be cruel to her.

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Melodys school placed in the top two in their first competition and now have a shot to reach Washington D.C for nationals.

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Finally, all of Melodys hard work paid off. She made the Whiz Kids team. The class is shocked and her teacher apologizes for doubting her.

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Melody arrives to take the second Whiz Kids test and is greeted from insults from her classmates and her teacher discourages her to take the test. With all of that being thrown at her, Melody still chooses to take the test.

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Melody tells Mrs. V about the incident at school and Mrs. V is furious on the inside but pushes Melody to better herself to prove all of her classmates and teachers wrong.

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Melody is introduced to the Whiz Kids competition and while practicing with her classmates, she ends up winning. For the first time someone other than her family realized that Melody was indeed very bright. Unfortunately some students accuse Melody of cheating, but Catherine comes to Melodys defense. Melody is upset because her classmates and teacher think that she isn't as bright as she really is.

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Melody receives her Medi-Talker which helps her communicate through a computer. Melody is ecstatic. For the first time in her life she will be able to talk. Although she wont be physically talking, she is still thrilled that her thoughts could be heard. Melody begins to talk in short sentences to her mom, dad, and Mrs. V bringing tears to them all.

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Melody is the main character in "Out of My Mind" by Sharon Draper. She is 11 years old and suffers from Cerebral Palsy which has left her unable to speak and bound to a wheelchair.

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Mrs. V is Melody's babysitter from time to time. You could consider Mrs. V almost as Melody's success coach because of the amount of support that she provides.

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Penny is Melody's younger sister. Penny is a well functioning child and sometimes has a rough time communicating with Melody. Despite her condition, Penny loves Melody very much.

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Mr. Brooks is Melody's father. He is very supportive and encourages her to pursue her interests.

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Mrs. Brooks is Melody's mother. She is very supportive of Melody, but also faces some struggles adapting to Melody's condition.

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Melody is entering 5th grade and she believes things are facing upwards. Melody's wheelchair has been upgraded and she doesn't need anyone else to push her around anymore. This brings Melody a sense of freedom and independency. Her music teacher, Mrs. Lovelace takes the time to understand Melody and in turn Melody starts to gain a real interest in Mrs. Lovelaces class.
With Melody getting a new wheelchair she can now move freely from class to class with the regular students. Melodys confidence is now on the rise. She is feeling more like a normal human being rather than a limited person. Melody attends a conference and her teacher, Mrs. Shannon compliments her skills in the classroom. Melody meets Catherine for the first time in chapter 12. Catherine is her new aid and they do basically everything together while in school.

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Melody begins to take an interest in Steven Hawkins because they share a similar disability and despite his limitations she sees how successful Hawkins was which inspires her.

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Melody's condition frustrates her. She can understand what people say to her but she can't respond back which makes her feel unaccepted in a sense.
Since Melody is bound to a wheelchair, she feels that she sticks out in a bad way. Cerebral Palsy causes the Nervous System restrict the bodies motion (hence Melody not being able to speak or walk). Early on Melody feels like she's being held captive by her disease.

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Melody meets Mrs. V for the first time when her mom asked her to watch Melody. Mrs. V and Mrs. Brooks both work at the same hospital and Mrs. V has won multiple awards for her work. Unlike others, Mrs. V does not place limitations on Melody. Mrs. V creates a board with pictures of her family members and numerous words to help her communicate better. She also takes Melody on trips so she can get out of the house more.