Out of My Mind

by

Sharon Draper

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Molly North Character Analysis

A fifth-grader in many of Melody’s general-education classes and a member of the Whiz Kids team. She is best friends with Claire Wilson, and together the two of them frequently make fun of Melody and the other students from her program. She doesn’t believe Melody should be on the Whiz Kids team.

Molly North Quotes in Out of My Mind

The Out of My Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Molly North or refer to Molly North. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Disability and Ability Theme Icon
).
Chapter 13 Quotes

“Some people get braces on their teeth. Some get braces on their legs. For others, braces won’t work, so they need wheelchairs and walkers and such. You’re a lucky girl that you only had messed-up teeth. Remember that.”

Related Characters: Mrs. Violet Valencia (Mrs. V) (speaker), Melody Brooks, Molly North, Claire Wilson
Page Number: 120
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 16 Quotes

“I’m not trying to be mean—honest—but it just never occurred to me that Melody had thoughts in her head.”
A couple of other kids nod slightly.
Miss Gordon doesn’t raise her voice. Instead, she responds thoughtfully: “You’ve always been able to say whatever came to your mind, Claire. All of you. But Melody has been forced to be silent. She probably has mountains of stuff to say.”

Related Characters: Claire Wilson (speaker), Mrs. Gordon (speaker), Melody Brooks, Molly North
Page Number: 143
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 19 Quotes

We all have disabilities. What’s yours?

Related Characters: Melody Brooks (speaker), Molly North, Claire Wilson
Page Number: 168
Explanation and Analysis:
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Molly North Quotes in Out of My Mind

The Out of My Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Molly North or refer to Molly North. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Disability and Ability Theme Icon
).
Chapter 13 Quotes

“Some people get braces on their teeth. Some get braces on their legs. For others, braces won’t work, so they need wheelchairs and walkers and such. You’re a lucky girl that you only had messed-up teeth. Remember that.”

Related Characters: Mrs. Violet Valencia (Mrs. V) (speaker), Melody Brooks, Molly North, Claire Wilson
Page Number: 120
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 16 Quotes

“I’m not trying to be mean—honest—but it just never occurred to me that Melody had thoughts in her head.”
A couple of other kids nod slightly.
Miss Gordon doesn’t raise her voice. Instead, she responds thoughtfully: “You’ve always been able to say whatever came to your mind, Claire. All of you. But Melody has been forced to be silent. She probably has mountains of stuff to say.”

Related Characters: Claire Wilson (speaker), Mrs. Gordon (speaker), Melody Brooks, Molly North
Page Number: 143
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 19 Quotes

We all have disabilities. What’s yours?

Related Characters: Melody Brooks (speaker), Molly North, Claire Wilson
Page Number: 168
Explanation and Analysis: