7 Heartwarming Books Like Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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so you read this heartwarming story by lynda mullaly hunt and now you’re hunting for books like a fish in a tree? welcome!

Recommending readalikes can be a tricky process, but as I said in the first post in this series, I enjoy the process of finding similar threads running through even books that appear different on the surface. Today’s pick is Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s bestselling middle grade novel, Fish in a Tree. The book is the story of young Ally, a girl with dyslexia, and it highlights the importance of teachers who truly care.

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This is my reading criteria: every book I recommend must have at least three strong similarities to the beloved title. however, for this post, I have chosen books with children facing learning difficulties, stories with the best teachers, and books that address finding self-esteem despite learning differently from other children. If you or your children loved this book, here are more books like a fish in a tree.

books like fish in a tree

here are 7 books like a fish in a tree

welcome back maple mehta-cohen

Published: October 12, 2021

I just finished this book a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Maple is Jewish and Hindi and is hoping to move into sixth grade with her two best friends, when her school decides to hold her up for fifth grade. You see, Maple can’t read, and despite having bypassed all of her other teachers, she was discovered by her fifth grade teacher. this story highlights the challenges of trying to read with dyslexia and how repression can psychologically affect her son.

out of my mind

Published: March 9, 2010

This sharon draper classic features a disabled protagonist with cerebral palsy. melody may need a computer to talk and a wheelchair to get around, but she has no trouble learning. in fact, he has a photographic memory. he just has to show it to his classmates.

the war that saved my life

Published: January 8, 2015

Ada’s mother keeps her locked up because of her club foot, but when Ada is sent to London with her brother, they are taken in by a kind woman named Susan. Each realizes that she is more than the limits her mother has placed on her. but will the children’s bond with susan keep them together?

how to find what you’re not looking for

Published: September 14, 2021

veera hiranandani’s latest middle grade novel stars ariel, a jewish girl with dysgraphia in the 1960s. ariel’s sister has eloped with an indian after the love verdict against virginia, much to the dismay of her parents. fathers. now, in addition to dealing with the tense situation at home, ariel needs to find a way to keep writing all the poems that live in her head, even though her handwriting is almost illegible and very difficult to write. Fortunately, a new teacher may have the solution for her.

by mr. interruption

Published: October 12, 2010

A teacher changes the lives of seven different students in this first book in the series. but when mr. terupt is involved in an accident, can they carry the lessons they learned in his absence?

the impossible to teach

Published: January 8, 2019

This funny and heartfelt book by Gordon Korman centers on a class of misfits, including a boy who has dyslexia, and how they force their reluctant teacher to become their main advocate.

close to celebrities

Published: February 3, 2011

After moving to a new town to escape her mother’s abusive boyfriend, Foster McPhee is ready to start over and pursue her culinary dreams. there’s only one problem: she can’t read.

there they are: 7 great books like a fish in a tree. which of these have you read? I love that this list includes a good mix of classics and new releases.

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