Finish Line

What a thirteen year old girl from a small town in Maine thinks at the beginning of school may pale in comparison to what she learns about herself and others before the school year ends. Deep layers of insight and suspenseful plot twist leaves readers unable to put it down. What the book Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper, does to increase understanding for a student with special needs, is what this book does for understanding the dynamic capacity of mother-daughter relationships. This story provides an education in historic world events and geography in a way no classroom teacher can. Though it has a running theme, its not just for runners. The book is inspiring and intriguing but most of all heartfelt.