• Books,  Disability,  Neurodivergence

    Fish in a Tree

    Author: Lynda Mullaly Hunt Fish in a Tree  is about a young 6th grader, Ally, who has struggled with reading her entire life. Every time she tries, the words swirl around the page, so she has spent most of her school years pretending she can read and getting upset when having to do reading/writing projects. But Ally’s struggles are getting harder to hide; and when Ally’s new teacher, Mr. Daniels, suggests she might be dyslexic, Ally starts to finally understand herself better and embrace who she is. This book is a very good portrayal of learning disabilities! While I’m not dyslexic, I have dyscalculia, which effects how I view numbers…