From Out of My Mind to Out of My Heart: An Interview with Sharon Draper

I remember when Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper was first released. Boy, it was a while ago, though. What was it, 2010? More than a decade ago, that’s for sure. Time has passed. The original readers of that novel grew up. Still, that’s the funny thing about middle grade novels. Given the right audience, they just keep perpetuating new readers. Case in point, Out of My Mind is as popular as ever and now, in 2021, we’re finally seeing a sequel. Out of My Heart just came out yesterday and is th...