Sixth-grader Roryâs story of his impossible-to-hide speech challenge and middle-school drama is perfect for fans of Sharon Draperâs Out of My Mind.
Rory still canât say his râs, but thatâs just the beginning of his troubles. First Roryâs 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 Roryâs râs (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 Roryâs complicated feelings about Brent. Brentâs accident left him with a brain injury and heâs struggling. Should Rory stand up for his old friend at schoolâeven after Brent failed to do the same for him?