# The Way I Say It

**Author:** Nancy Tandon
**Grade range:** Grades 4–5
**First published:** 2022
**Page count:** 242
**ISBN-13:** `9781632899118`
**ISBN-10:** `1632899116`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-way-i-say-it
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

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 

## Where this book is assigned

### Georgia Children's Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Book Award 2025 Nominees (Grades 4-5), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220606)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Book Award 2025 Nominees (Grades 4-5), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220606)

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