#iLoveMG is my continuing series where I share middle grade books recommended by my fifth graders. (Please note that my fifth graders read a wide variety of books across a wide variety of genres, levels, and topics. Do not think that these books are "only" for fifth graders.) For younger readers, #3rdfor3rd for recommendations from when I taught third grade.
My book is called The Way I Say It by Nancy Tandon. The genre is realistic fiction. It is about a boy named Rory who has a speech impediment. He can’t say his r’s and he gets bullied a lot. This book is set in Lakeville, Connecticut.
The Way I Say It
Recommended by Nushi
His old best friend, Brent, even bullies him now. Brent and Rory are not friends anymore because Brent started getting new friends. Rory likes his new speech therapist because they both like rock music. But Brent gets into a bad bike accident and goes to the hospital for a head injury. Brent comes back and has to go to the same speech therapist as Rory, but Rory doesn’t like that. Brent’s friends now bully him because he is not normal anymore. Rory and Brent do a group project together and become closer. Rory keeps practicing his r sounds and on the last day of school, he can say his own name.
This is a good book because it is about standing up for yourself. I find it a little predictable in some spots but otherwise it's a nice book. I give this book a rating of 4 /5 stars.
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