Out of My Mind
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All Themes Disability and Ability Language, Communication, and Identity Acceptance vs. Rejection Family
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All Characters Melody Brooks Diane Brooks Mrs. Violet Valencia (Mrs. V) Penny Brooks Rose Spencer Mr. Dimming Catherine Molly North Claire Wilson
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Out of My Mind

by

Sharon Draper
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Penny Brooks Character Analysis

Melody’s little sister who is eight years younger. Penny is a sweet and healthy child, and everyone in Melody’s family loves her a lot. Watching Penny develop normally (she can talk, hold her own bottle, and feed herself) brings up complicated feelings for Melody. On the one hand, Melody is happy that her little sister is strong and healthy, but on the other it reminds Melody of all the things she cannot do.

Penny Brooks Quotes in Out of My Mind

The Out of My Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Penny Brooks or refer to Penny Brooks. 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:
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Chapter 9 Quotes

I once got one of those electronic dolls for Christmas. It was supposed to talk and cry and move its arms and legs if you pushed the right buttons. But when we opened the box, one of the arms had come off, and all the doll did, no matter which button you pushed, was squeak. Mom took it back to the store and got her money back.
I wonder if she ever wished she could get a refund for me.

Related Characters: Melody Brooks (speaker), Diane Brooks, Penny Brooks
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Page Number: 76
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Penny Brooks Quotes in Out of My Mind

The Out of My Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Penny Brooks or refer to Penny Brooks. 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 9 Quotes

I once got one of those electronic dolls for Christmas. It was supposed to talk and cry and move its arms and legs if you pushed the right buttons. But when we opened the box, one of the arms had come off, and all the doll did, no matter which button you pushed, was squeak. Mom took it back to the store and got her money back.
I wonder if she ever wished she could get a refund for me.

Related Characters: Melody Brooks (speaker), Diane Brooks, Penny Brooks
Disability and Ability Theme Icon
Family Theme Icon
Page Number: 76
Explanation and Analysis:
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