Fish in a tree / Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

By: Hunt, Lynda Mullaly [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Puffin Books, 2017Description: 274, 13 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 centimetersISBN: 9780142426425Subject(s): Dyslexic children -- Juvenile fiction | Reading -- Juvenile fiction | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction | Self-esteem in children -- Juvenile fiction | Schools -- Juvenile fiction | Dyslexia -- Fiction | Reading -- Fiction | Behavior -- Fiction | Schools -- FictionGenre/Form: Fiction. | Fiction.Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Wesselton Public Library	Fiction	General Stacks	EJF HUNT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33228031002219

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.