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Interview with Author of The Way I Say It, Nancy Tandon

The Way I Say It

The Way I Say It written by Nancy Tandon is a middle grade novel about sixth grader, Rory who can’t say his r’s. How can Rory get through sixth grade without saying his name clearly? Rory struggles with an articulation disorder which affects his confidence and makes him prone to teasing. How does Rory get through this? What does he learn from this experience?

I really love this book because it helps gives readers the perspective of what it’s like for children who have articulation disorders and struggle with their speech. The book also embeds other stories into it that focuses on perspective taking, friendships, brain injury, and dealing with confrontation. I also love how the author (and SLP!) gives readers a peek into the life of a school speech language pathologist.

To learn more about Nancy and check out her newest book, visit here website here! 

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The Way I Say It

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Nancy Tandon

Nancy Tandon is a children’s book author who loves sharing all kinds of stories. She has worked as an elementary school teacher, a speech-language pathologist, and an adjunct professor of Phonetics and Child Language Development, all of which helped plant seeds for stories about awesome kids doing brave things. Her debut middle grade novel, The Way I Say It (Charlesbridge, 2022) was an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick as well as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. She is also the author of The Ghost of Spruce Point, forthcoming from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster (2022). Born and raised in Michigan, Nancy now lives with her family in Connecticut.

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