Summary Of Fish In A Tree

My book I'm reading is called Fish in a Tree. It is written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. The book is about a girl named Ally who has gone through to fourth grade without knowing how to read or write. She struggles to make friends because she is so different from everyone else. Ally may not read or write very well, but her new teacher Mr. Daniels notices that she does think outside the box more than any other student he has had in the past. After reading this book I learned that if you don't try to fix your own problem, it will potentially hurt you or others around you. Ally can not read or write very well, so when her teacher asks her to write a paper about herself for her new teacher, she can't. When she finally starts writing it is not about her, she writes the word "Why" over and over because " she can write it correctly and she wants someone to answer the question." At that evidence piece Ally could …show more content…
Daniels what is going on he tries to help her. Before she told him, Mr. Daniels knew she was "special" because out of all his years of teaching nobody has been able to tell him what's in the mystery box. The mystery box is a game he plays with his class and what he does is he outs different items in shoeboxes to have them guess, the last shoebox is the hardest though, because the item is taped to the box so that the kids can't shake it to tell if its round or flat. Ally figures out the trick though and tells him its taped to the box and she guesses the item, for guessing the item Ally gets a certificate saying she guessed it to bring home to her parents. While Mr. Daniels figures out Ally can really think outside the box he teaches her to play the strategy game of chess after school. Her new teacher suggested that Ally goes to specialist who diagnosed her with dyslexia. The therapist gives her these multi- colored pieces of see through paper to put over what she is reading to make her headaches less frequent and,