Author Sharon Draper poses alongside actor Phoebe-Rae Taylor who plays Melody Brooks in Disney’s “Out of My Mind” movie.
Miami alum Sharon Draper's novel becomes Disney movie
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Award-winning author and Miami University alum Sharon Draper’s beloved book "Out of My Mind" has made the leap to the screen as a Disney+ movie. The adaptation, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of 11-year-old Melody Brooks, an extraordinary girl with cerebral palsy. Draper, a former educator and celebrated writer, reflects on the journey of her story’s transformation, calling it "like seeing your child all grown up."
Read more about Draper’s career, inspiration, and the making of the movie.
(AI tools Grammarly and ChatGPT 4.0, a language model developed by OpenAI, assisted in writing this article.)
