The Way I Say It by Tandon, Nancy

Sixth-grader Rory's story of his impossible-to-hide speech challenge and middle-school drama is perfect for fans of Sharon Draper's Out of My Mind.

Rory still can't say his r's, but that's just the beginning of his troubles. First Rory's ex-best-friend Brent started hanging out with the mean lacrosse kids. But then, a terrible accident takes Brent out of school, and Rory struggles with how to feel.

Rory and his new speech teacher put their heads together on Rory's r's (as well as a serious love of hard rock and boxing legend Muhammad Ali), but nobody seems to be able to solve the problem of Rory's complicated feelings about Brent. Brent's accident left him with a brain injury and he's struggling. Should Rory stand up for his old friend at school--even after Brent failed to do the same for him?

Author: Nancy Tandon
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 01/18/2022
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781623541330
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513909 / Way I Say It


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2021
Booklist 12/15/2021 pg. 98
School Library Journal 01/01/2022 pg. 71
Shelf Awareness 01/25/2022

About the Author
Nancy Tandon has been a writer since fifth grade, when her school ran a program to "publish" books. She has worked as an elementary school teacher, a speech-language pathologist, and an adjunct professor of phonetics and child language development. Nancy lives in New England with her husband and two children. This is her first book.