This delightful coming-of-age drama has fans thinking it is so real it could have actually happened.

Is Out of My Mind a True Story?

WhileOut of My Mindfeels true to life, that does not necessarily mean it is a true story.

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It is rather based on a fiction book of the same name by author Sharon Draper.

Those kids like Melody needed a voice.

They simply thanked me for letting the world ‘see’ them as real people."

Phoebe-Rae Taylor as Melody looking vacantly at the camera in her wheelchair in Out of My mind

She tells me all the time to see to it people dont think she is Melody.

She thinks its funny, and loves the attention it brings her.

But apart from that, I relate to Melody so well.

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I did not have to really change it alot."

How do I talk?'

We just had a great group of consultants who were so smart and accessible.

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Also, I want to go back to the book.

Sharon M. Draper’s book.

She was a source of amazing inspiration and information."

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Out of My Mindis now streaming on Disney+.

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