What Can I Say?: A Kid's Guide to Super-Useful Social Skills to Help You Get Along and Express Yourself; Speak Up, Speak Out, Talk about Hard Things, and Be a Good Friend

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From the best-selling author of How to Be a Person, this supportive guide to practical social skills guides kids 10 and up through establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships, communicating effectively, and getting along with others. 

Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along with others, talk about hard things, be an ally, and a good friend. In What Can I Say?, best-selling and award-winning author Catherine Newman provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish and maintain meaningful relationships, with tips for effectively communicating with friends, teachers, family members, and their communities. Talking the talk can be tricky, and every page of this useful book provides easy, accessible scripts and guidance on the right thing to say in all kinds of situations. 

Learn how to:
  • Be inclusive 
  • Listen thoughtfully 
  • Give advice 
  • Stick up for yourself 
  • Express sympathy 
  • Deal with offensive comments 
  • Respond to bullying 
  • And be trustworthy

Humorous, graphic-style illustrations that play out familiar scenarios reinforce Newman's friendly, non-judgmental tone and her commitment to helping kids develop the skills to express themselves clearly while showing empathy, care, and generosity towards others.

This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

From the best-selling author of How to Be a Person, this supportive guide to practical social skills guides kids 10 and up through establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships, communicating effectively, and getting along with others. Middle school is an essential time to learn and prac...

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Catherine Newman is the author of the New York Times best-selling children's books What Can I Say? and How to Be a Person, the New York Times best-selling novels Sandwich and Wreck, as well as the novel We All Want Impossible Things; two parenting memoirs, Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness; and a middle-grade novel, One Mixed-Up Night. She's also the coauthor of Stitch Camp and spent a decade as the etiquette columnist for Real Simple magazine. She has been a regular contributor to publications including The New York Times, Cup of Jo, and Grown & Flown. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at catherinenewmanwriter.com.


DebbieFong is an Ignatz-nominated artist, illustrator, and author living in Brooklyn, NY. She's illustrated multiple nonfiction children’s books, including the New York Times bestselling How to Be a Person and What Can I Say? Her graphic novels Next Stop and The Faraway Forest: Wally’s Route were both nominated for Eisner Awards. She is also the artist behind POMMO Press, an online art shop selling colorful risograph prints, stationery, and other fun goods. See more of her work at DebbieFong.com.

Catherine Newman is the author of the New York Times best-selling children's books What Can I Say? and How to Be a Person, the New York Times best-selling novels Sandwich and Wreck, as well as the novel We All Want Impossible Things; two parenting memoirs, Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happi...

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