Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper
Melody is eleven years old and in the fifth grade. She is incredibly smart, but next to no one knows because Melody can't speak. She also can't walk, or do many things that "normal" children her age can do. Melody has cerebral palsy.
This book chronicles Melody going from an outcast in the developmental room at school to an inclusion program. It covers how she gets a machine that helps her to talk. Due to this machine, she is able to communicate and try out for the Whiz Kid competition. She makes the team, and helps them get to the finals in Washington DC, but her team, in their selfishness, ditches her.
There were several instances where there were tears. I hated reading about how people treated Melody because of her disability, but rejoiced when they embraced how awesome she was.
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