Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is an amazing book for kids ages 9 to 12. The theme is that everyone is different and in unique multiple ways. I admire the main character, Ally Nickerson, and how she develops her reading skills despite having dyslexia. The other characters are Albert, Keisha, Mr. Daniels, Suki, shay, Oliver, max, Travis, Jessica. My favorite part is when ally and her brother go to buy coins. I highly recommend for you to read this
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The best
This is my all time favorite book! I love it!!!!
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One of the best books
This book changed my life and it will change yours
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Exceptional and inspiring book!
“Fish in a Tree” by Lynda Mullaly Hunt was an enjoyable and inspiring novel that had allowed me to gain insight into the worlds of those with Dyslexia through the eyes of sixth grader Ally, the protagonist. Not only had the novel taught me many important life lessons, but it had also offered support and hope that the supposedly hopeless situations that one is in right now could eventually vanish, and that everything will get better as long as you don’t give up and keep trying. Ally is a wonderful protagonist who has an incredibly big imagination and a brilliant mind. However, due to her Dyslexia, Ally had always believed that she was an idiot only because she had an extremely difficult time reading. Throughout the course of this novel, I had the chance to see Ally grow and develop as a character—transforming from someone who thinks about all of the impossible things, like reading, to someone who is confident and recognizes the endless possibilities for herself and her friends—all with the help of a man named Mr. Daniels, who is a kind and understanding new teacher. Ally quickly learns to overcome her challenges and polish her abilities with the assistance and support from Mr. Daniels and all her friends that she made along the way. I believe that a good teacher could really change a child’s life, as Mr. Daniels had done for Ally. From the quiet but scientifically gifted Albert to the self-centered and arrogant Shay, all the characters in this book were very credible because traces from real life can be found in many places. I think that this is indeed a very real book, in the sense that many people around us could have Dyslexia and are suffering from it, just like Ally. There are many challenges that some people are facing that seems unimaginable for most people, but that does not mean that they do not exist. The quote, “Everyone is a genius in their own way. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it'll go its whole life believing its stupid” is the perfect explanation of this book, hence the title. Everyone has a gifted subject or some special talent, but if you judge them by a nearly impossible guideline when applied to them, then it would not be a fair judgement. In this case, Ally is extremely intelligent at math and has a gift for art, but when she was judged by her ability to read, she believed herself to be dumb because she had Dyslexia, which prevented her reading abilities. Overall, this book had made me feel inspired because of the various promising phrases that kept Ally going. I think this was an excellent read and a very encouraging book, and I recommend this book to every child and even adults because this is a very real problem that many people are experiencing, and it is also a topic that should be understood and brought up more.
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Great Book!
Fish in a tree was an interesting book “It’s always there. Like the ground underneath my feet.” The book Fish In a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt who also wrote One For The Murphys was a great book about challenges, and overcoming obstacles, and friendship because her friends were such a big part of her learning and her knowledge. The book was about a kid named Ally who had dyslexia and is too scared to ask her teachers for help with learning to read and she has gone to 7 different schools in 7 years so she has gotten pretty good at hiding her lack of reading. But with her new teacher, he tries to put her dyslexia behind him and help her overcome her challenges. I think it was a good book but it would be hard for someone dyslexic to actually read a book over 250 pages so it’s not fully intended to be read by dyslexic kids. But the book really has a strong point and is a very real topic. My favorite character had to be her brother Travis because he was really kind of going through a similar situation where he is not the best at school either, but he has a better attitude about it. I would totally recommend this book to lots of kids, and adults too because this is a real-world problem, and people should know more about this topic and this book is really just a book that anyone can read with a given amount of time. One thing is that they could’ve made her have a little more time with her old teacher so we get to know her more and what Ally’s past was like a little bit. I would rate this book an 8.5/10 because it is not meant for dyslexic people like from the story but it can be read by any audience if they really try to unless they have obstacles like dyslexia or they are not able to read yet. So overall I think this was one of the better books I’ve read and it really has a strong point in the world from people with challenges and even people without obstacles in their life.
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My so loves this book
On a whim I got this for my almost 10 year old son. He has one more year before middle school so thought he’d like the setting and while has no difficulty reading, I thought the quirky characters would be relatable. His is intelligent beyond his years and this often leaves him “left out”. He picked up the book this morning and was done by early afternoon. While I did not read this book myself, I felt it deserved praise since my son enjoyed it so much.
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