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15 Cards in this Set
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Melody Brooks |
has cerebral palsy, short, dark, curly hair, pink wheelchair, dark brown eyes, head wobbles, drools, tiny, thin legs, kicking legs and flailing arms, deep dimples, tiny gold earrings, photographic memory, synesthesia, likes country music
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Diane Brooks |
Melody’s mom, loves classical music
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Chuck Brooks |
Melody’s dad, loves jazz, stubble, loves cheese
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Penny Brooks
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Melody’s sister, toddler, broke her leg in car accident
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Mrs. Violet Valencia
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huge woman, Melody’s teacher, wears colorful dresses
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Ashley |
H-5 kid, nine, fashion model, very small, movie-star eyes, long, curly hair, tiny pixie nose, wears matching outfits, very stiff body
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Carl |
H-5 kid, nine, huge, can write, can talk, can move, poops in his pants
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Maria |
H-5 kid, ten, wide, loves holidays, Down Syndrome, talks a lot
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Gloria |
rocks, autistic, H-5 kid, can walk and talk
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Willy Williams |
eleven, H-5 kid, yodels, whistles, grunts, shrieks, never still or quiet, likes baseball
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Freddy
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H-5 kid, almost 12, oldest, electric wheelchair, loves racing
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Catherine
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Melody’s aid, college students, like green and purple, wears crazy clothes
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Time
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Late 2000’s, spans about 11-12 years, main part is from September to February/March
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Place
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Ohio, Melody’s house, Spaulding Street Elementary School, Mrs. V’s house
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Main Events
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Melody is born with cerebral palsy; Melody meets Mrs. V; Penny is born; Melody goes through grades 1-4 in room H-5; Melody starts 5th grade with inclusion classes; Melody meets Catherine; Melody meets Rose, Claire, Molly, and rest of students; Melody tries out for the quiz team; Melody makes the quiz team; Melody’s team wins the state competition; Melody’s flight to Washington gets cancelled; Penny gets in car accident; Melody blows off her class |
