Great book!
Fish in a Tree
By Lynda Mullaly Hunt
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 8 | W | 3.7 | 48814 |
A New York Times Bestseller!
The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.
“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.”
Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.
The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.
“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.”
Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 9780142426425
ISBN-10: 0142426423
Published on 3/28/2017
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (143)
I loved this book! So Ally has always tried to hide her inability by trying to fool people. But then one day her class gets a new teacher, Mr. Daniels. He sees a creative, smart, and wonderful kid in Ally, whereas she sees a dumb, bad, and weird kid. He teaches her and she learns she isn't dumb. She's different.
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Fish in a tree is an enticing book about a girl named Ally who believes she is stupid. She has never learned to read but instead gets herself in trouble on purpose or makes up excuses to not join in. Ally is constantly getting sent to the principals office, she wants to be anyone except herself. When her teacher Mrs Hall goes on maternity leave and she gets a substitute teacher a whole new world opens up for her.
this book is the best
This story takes place in a school. At the beginning of the story, Ally, the main character, seems to be mischievous and not interested in learning. All she wants to do is draw pictures. She is always in trouble for not doing her work and gets sent to see the principal a lot. Two other girls are really mean to her, Shay and Jessica and it really bothers Ally that she lets it bother her. It turns out that Ally can’t read. When she tries to read, her eyes hurt, she gets headaches and the letters move all over the paper and jump out at her. When her regular teacher, Mrs. Hall leaves to have a baby, Mr. Daniels takes over the class. He recognizes that Ally has a problem and so helps her learn how to read. He encourages her and points out to her how good she is at other things like math problems and art. She starts liking school more and more. She also makes two friends, Keisha and Albert. These are the first friends she has had. This book shows us is you can be smart and not be able to read. It also shows us how good it feels to have friends and how awful it is when someone says mean things to you. This is a really good book. I recommend it for everyone in grades 4-6. AAW, 4th grade
I love this book!
this book teaches a really amazing lesson. even though people may not know some things you do, or don’t persue what you do, doesn’t mean you are different.
I love this book and I think it is so cool that all those famous people have/had dyslexia like Ally. She is so cool!!
I read this book in a class reading, but it was AMAZING! I really loved it, even though I didn't think I would. I read this book about 3 or 4 times and it was really good every time. It's about a girl named Ally Nickerson, Who has Dyslexia. She gets a new teacher named Mr. Daniels. He tries to help her through her bullying and problems. I tried not to spoil the whole thing for you!;)
Ally is the best she is so smart even though she has dilexia