what is most important to melody?

Melody Brooks is the novel’s protagonist and narrator. Born with cerebral palsy, Melody cannot speak or control her limbs. Although Melody is not able to communicate verbally with those around her, she has a photographic memory and a witty personality. In spite of her genius, Melody finds herself isolated in the special-needs classroom until the age of eleven, at which point she receives a Medi-Talker, a device that enables her to speak by using her thumb to trigger pre-programmed phrases. Most important to Melody is that she longs to be seen and treated as a normal kid. She describes herself as having brown curly hair, brown eyes, stiff limbs, and a pink wheelchair.