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1 Melody can’t wait . to sing her first solo at church, and she wants it to Melody be special. What song should she choose? She gets No Ordinary advice from her big brother, who has his sights set on becoming a Motown star, and she gets inspiration from Sound the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Melody’s also No Ordinary No Sound inspired by her older sister, who’s home from college with stories of marches and protests and making things fair. When Melody experiences discrimination for herself, she decides to stand up and speak out about civil rights, too. As her solo approaches, an unimaginable tragedy leaves her silent. Can Melody find her voice to speak up for those who can’t? Abridged Edition 8 $7.99 U.S. GGB12-AB1A ™ MADE IN CHINA Discover online games, HECHO EN CHINA quizzes, activities, and more at FABRIQUÉ EN CHINE americangirl.com/play To everyone who hears the Published by American Girl Publishing call of justice, and answers 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 QP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This book is a work of fiction. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, About the Author is coincidental and not intended by American Girl. References to real events, people, or places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, DENISE LEWIS PATRICK grew up in Natchitoches, and incidents are the products of imagination. Louisiana. Lots of relatives lived nearby, so there was always someone watching out for her and always All American Girl marks, Melody™, and Melody Ellison™ are trademarks of American Girl. someone to play with. Every week, Denise and her brother went to the library, where she would read Illustrations by Blake Morrow ∙ Vignettes by Kelley McMorris and dream in the children’s room overlooking a wonderful river. She wrote and illustrated her first Cataloging-in-Publication Data available from the Library of Congress book when she was ten—she glued yellow cloth to cardboard for the cover and sewed the pages together PICTURE CREDITS on her mom’s sewing machine. Today, Denise lives in The following have provided permission to reprint images: New Jersey, but she loves returning to her hometown cover—iStock.com/Karenfokyphotography (church); back cover—iStock.com/s-cphoto and taking her four sons to all the places she enjoyed (piano); p. 36—iStock.com/PRAIRAT FHUNTA (marble tabletop); iStock.com/yuyanga as a child. (hallway); p. 124—iStock.com/IPGGutenbergUKLtd (background); p. 127—Found Image Holdings Inc/Corbis Historical/Getty Images (Detroit postcard); PhotoQuest/Archive Photos/Getty Images (workers); pp. 128–129—Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images (Hitsville U.S.A.); Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (The Supremes); Arthur Siegel/Archive Photos/Getty Images (tenants sign); About the Advisory Board Teenie Harris Archive/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images (NAACP bus); American Girl extends its deepest appreciation pp. 130–131—Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (Detroit Walk to to the advisory board that authenticated Melody’s stories. Freedom); Bob Gomel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (March on Washington); The Washington Post/Getty Images (memorial statue); p. 132—Charles Moore/Premium Julian Bond Archive/Getty Images (street scene). Chairman Emeritus, NAACP Board of Directors, and founding member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) © 2015, 2019 American Girl. All American Girl marks are trademarks of Rebecca de Schweinitz American Girl. Marcas registradas utilizadas bajo licencia. American Girl Associate Professor of History, Brigham Young University, and author of If We Could Change the World: Young People and America’s Long Struggle for Racial Equality (University of North Carolina Press, 2009) ainsi que les marques et designs y afférents appartiennent à American Girl. MADE IN CHINA. HECHO EN CHINA. FABRIQUÉ EN CHINE. Gloria House Retain this address for future reference: American Girl, 8400 Fairway Place, Director and Professor Emerita, African and African American Studies, University of Michigan– Dearborn, and SNCC Field Secretary, Lowndes County, Alabama, 1963–1965 Middleton, WI 53562, U.S.A. Importado y distribuido por A.G. México Retail, S. de R.L. de C.V., Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra No. 193 Pisos Juanita Moore 10 y 11, Col. Granada, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11520 Ciudad President and CEO of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, and founding executive director of the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee de México. Conserver ces informations pour s’y référer en cas de besoin. American Girl Canada, 8400 Fairway Place, Middleton, WI 53562, U.S.A. Thomas J. Sugrue Manufactured for and imported into the EU by: Mattel Europa B.V., Professor of History, New York University, and author of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North (Random House, 2008) Gondel 1, 1186 MJ Amstelveen, Nederland. JoAnn Watson Native of Detroit, Professor at Wayne County Community College, ordained minister, and former executive director of the Detroit NAACP To everyone who hears the Published by American Girl Publishing call of justice, and answers 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 QP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This book is a work of fiction. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, About the Author is coincidental and not intended by American Girl. References to real events, people, or places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, DENISE LEWIS PATRICK grew up in Natchitoches, and incidents are the products of imagination. Louisiana. Lots of relatives lived nearby, so there was always someone watching out for her and always All American Girl marks, Melody™, and Melody Ellison™ are trademarks of American Girl. someone to play with. Every week, Denise and her brother went to the library, where she would read Illustrations by Blake Morrow ∙ Vignettes by Kelley McMorris and dream in the children’s room overlooking a wonderful river. She wrote and illustrated her first Cataloging-in-Publication Data available from the Library of Congress book when she was ten—she glued yellow cloth to cardboard for the cover and sewed the pages together PICTURE CREDITS on her mom’s sewing machine. Today, Denise lives in The following have provided permission to reprint images: New Jersey, but she loves returning to her hometown cover—iStock.com/Karenfokyphotography (church); back cover—iStock.com/s-cphoto and taking her four sons to all the places she enjoyed (piano); p. 36—iStock.com/PRAIRAT FHUNTA (marble tabletop); iStock.com/yuyanga as a child. (hallway); p. 124—iStock.com/IPGGutenbergUKLtd (background); p. 127—Found Image Holdings Inc/Corbis Historical/Getty Images (Detroit postcard); PhotoQuest/Archive Photos/Getty Images (workers); pp. 128–129—Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images (Hitsville U.S.A.); Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (The Supremes); Arthur Siegel/Archive Photos/Getty Images (tenants sign); About the Advisory Board Teenie Harris Archive/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images (NAACP bus); American Girl extends its deepest appreciation pp. 130–131—Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (Detroit Walk to to the advisory board that authenticated Melody’s stories. Freedom); Bob Gomel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images (March on Washington); The Washington Post/Getty Images (memorial statue); p. 132—Charles Moore/Premium Julian Bond Archive/Getty Images (street scene). Chairman Emeritus, NAACP Board of Directors, and founding member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) © 2015, 2019 American Girl. All American Girl marks are trademarks of Rebecca de Schweinitz American Girl. Marcas registradas utilizadas bajo licencia. American Girl Associate Professor of History, Brigham Young University, and author of If We Could Change the World: Young People and America’s Long Struggle for Racial Equality (University of North Carolina Press, 2009) ainsi que les marques et designs y afférents appartiennent à American Girl. MADE IN CHINA. HECHO EN CHINA. FABRIQUÉ EN CHINE. Gloria House Retain this address for future reference: American Girl, 8400 Fairway Place, Director and Professor Emerita, African and African American Studies, University of Michigan– Dearborn, and SNCC Field Secretary, Lowndes County, Alabama, 1963–1965 Middleton, WI 53562, U.S.A. Importado y distribuido por A.G. México Retail, S. de R.L. de C.V., Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra No. 193 Pisos Juanita Moore 10 y 11, Col. Granada, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11520 Ciudad President and CEO of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, and founding executive director of the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee de México. Conserver ces informations pour s’y référer en cas de besoin. American Girl Canada, 8400 Fairway Place, Middleton, WI 53562, U.S.A. Thomas J. Sugrue Manufactured for and imported into the EU by: Mattel Europa B.V., Professor of History, New York University, and author of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North (Random House, 2008) Gondel 1, 1186 MJ Amstelveen, Nederland. JoAnn Watson Native of Detroit, Professor at Wayne County Community College, ordained minister, and former executive director of the Detroit NAACP No Ordinary Sound By Denise Lewis Patrick AZ_GGB12_Pages.indd 1 11/13/18 2:09 PM A Peek into Melody’s World Detroit, Michigan AZ_GGB12_Pages.indd 2 11/13/18 2:09 PM AZ_GGB12_Pages.indd 3 11/13/18 2:09 PM Melody’s Family and Friends Daddy and Mommy Melody’s parents Yvonne, Lila, and Dwayne Melody’s sisters and brother Big Momma Melody’s grandmother Poppa Melody’s grandfather AZ_GGB12_Pages.indd 4 11/13/18 2:09 PM Val Melody’s favorite cousin Tish and Charles Val’s parents.