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Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper
3.0

I had really liked the first book in this series, which I read a few months ago. I remember having a couple emotional gut-punches. It is a story that has stuck with me. The sequel ... it was just okay. We really don't see Melody at home or at school, learning about how she's adapting to her life there, she's away at camp. 

The camp setting was interesting - I can only imagine the cost, paperwork and liability to set up something like that. We do have an "all ability" playground in the area that has some more accessible set-ups. I recall in [book:Me Before You|17347634] they take the wheelchair bound MC sky diving (and I haven't read the book, but also in the movie The Upside) but still ... zip lining? And if the horse accident scene happened here, I feel like there would have been other incidents. 

So - very similar in "voice" (narrator was the same in audio) to the first book. Very conversational. Easy 1st person/past tense.   48 numerical chapters, no headers.