by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
This is an engaging, often heartbreaking book with well-drawn characters. That said, this book would be better for children who had trouble learning to read if if it were set in middle school rather than elementary school, and if it were in a format that had better appeal for reluctant readers. Thos...
9/24/2015 ** Given the buzz I've heard from educators I respect about this book, I expected to feel a punch in the gut. I thoroughly respect the message, but I wasn't especially struck by lyrical prose. At first glance, I felt this was simply an homage to teachers, and that the primary audience wo...
I love Ally! By the end of the first page, I was in love with her narrative voice. As I was pulled deeper into the story I fell more in love with this spunky protagonist. The teacher in me ached for her and her struggles with reading and writing...by page 13 I was tearing up and wanted to hug her an...
I have to say, Fish in a Tree is quite genius and really everything I want in a children's chapter book. Morality, struggle, and a coming of age novel packed in one great story. Fun characters and extremely re-latable quirks makes this an easy one to recommend to all ages. Young Ally has been fool...
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