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In the book Out of my Heart there is a symbol. The symbol is a firefly. The firefly represents Melody Brook's wild, kind, loving, personality that she has on the inside. The firefly also represents how Melody desires to be free like a firefly. Melody captures the firefly in a glass jar and then is told to let it go. This is how she feels, she feels she is trapped in her wheelchair but when she gets to summer camp that is for teens like her she feels free like her wheelchair doesn't matter or describe who she is.

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In the book, Out of my Heart, 12 year old Melody Brooks desires, hopes and wishes to go to a summer camp for teens like her. Consequently, her mom hesitant at first, willingly agrees to let her go to the camp. So, they send an entry but get denied because the camp is full. Therefore, they are notified that there was a cancellation and they will be let in. Finally, Melody Brooks feels like a normal teen, makes friends for the first time ever, and even had her first ever crush.

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The internal conflict in this story is Melody's feelings and emotions. She doubts that she can do anything at camp and that she doesn't fit in at camp. This internal conflict keeps her pondering about all the things that could go wrong at camp, but she perseveres through it and feels so much more secure about herself.

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In the book, Out of my Mind, Melody feels more trapped and insecure as ever. This is the case, too, in Draper's Out of my Heart. Towards the end of the book, in Out of my Mind Melody makes a friend and receives a medi-talker that helps her and makes her feel less insecure. In Out of my Heart she feels less insecure when she goes to camp and makes many new friends. This is how I identified Text-to-Text.

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"And the magic and mystery of starlight, fireflies, and flickering flames" (Draper 334).

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The main external conflict in this text is Melody and her parents. Her parents are very hesitant at the beginning about letting her go to camp. This external conflict leaves Melody wondering if she is even trustworthy or responsible to go to summer camp.

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Throughout the novel, Melody learns that you should not let any part of you or the opinion of other people hold you back from accomplishing what you desire to do or love. Melody's counselor and peers provide her comfort and security as this is her first time at camp and actually having friends. Camp teaches Melody that she can do anything and that her wheelchair and disability does not limit her form achieving her goals.