This is a great book about a girl named Ally. Ally has dyslexia and struggles in school, and is afraid to ask for help. Her teacher helps her realise under this trouble maker is a really smart a creative girl. Please read this 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)
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it was a great book
Not everybody knows how it feels to have dyslexia. Lynda Hunt realistically explains how Ally, a girl with dyslexia has to deal with it from school to school, until her new teacher, Mr. Daniels helps Ally. She used to be ashamed of having dyslexia so she can hide that she can't read so she creates distractions. She never asks for help. It's an interesting and lesson learning book, that is very rewarding to readers.
In this book Ally has had a crazy life she has been bullied for her dexlexia. But a teacher sees bright in her and helps her
Ally has a hard life. Ally can't read, is bullied and has dyslexia. Read to find out what happens!
Ally has a hard life. She does not know how to read, is taunted by Shay, and always goes to Mrs. Silver, her principle. Read to find out what happens!
My class read this in school, and at first I didn't know what to think of the book, but soon I was hooked and found it hard to not read ahead of my class
Ally has trouble reading. She doesn't have many friends and can't find anything she's good at. She is afraid to ask anyone for help and then she finds out she has dyslexia. One of her teachers decides to teach her chess because he thinks it will help her. Her teacher also told her that "You can't judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree or else it will live its live thinking it is stupid," which is a famous Albert Einstein quote.
this book is about a girl that has a hard time learning to read and her older teachers sent her to the office because they didn't understand how she couldn't read. Her new teacher got to know her and the teacher is nice and she will have a good adventure in her new classroom.
The NEAT Part is that this is a true story and the author has a learning difference! This is about a sixth grade girl who has dyslexia. She always gets in trouble to avoid having to say she can't read. When he teacher leaves because she's having a baby, the new teacher notices that she is having problems reading and writing. So he talks to her and convinces her to come with him after school to work on her dyslexia. She made new friends named Keisha and Albert and started getting better grades. She gets elected class president and beats the school bully Shea in the contest. In the end she learns to be comfortable with her learning difference and she realizes her brother also has dyslexia and also convinces her teacher Mr. Daniels to help him too.