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Book Review: "Fish in a Tree" written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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[Image Description:  The image shows a picture of the book titled "Fish in a Tree" as an aqua colored book cover with an aqua colored fish in a light green tree with "Lynda Mullaly Hunt" in center-aligned white text at the top and "FISH IN A TREE" in bright pink to light blue to dark blue to light orange to turquoise to bright green to light green center-aligned bubble letters. ]     Fish in a Tree written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is about a sixth grader named Ally Nickerson with undiagnosed dyslexia. Ally is frequently sent to the principal's office and has switched schools seven times in seven years because teachers just cannot seem to figure her out nor reach her. Every time Ally is enrolled at a new school, she hides her inability to read by creating disruptive distractions, which is common among students in the learning disability community to do out of frustration about their challenges. Ally experiences frequent bullying, especially from her peers ...

What is a Learning Disability (LD)?

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  [Image Description: The image has a light yellow background. There is a pink brain with a spinal cord with black scribbles inside to represent neural activity and thoughts of confusion and stress. There is a white thought bubble with colorful lowercase letters, numbers, and correct, incorrect, and incomplete math equations scattered throughout above the brain along with a partial sentence: "The cat sat on the house..."  My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of the image. ] CONTENT WARNING:   I would like to mention that I am not a psychologist or disability rights lawyer. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental nor medical health care nor legal advice.  If you suspect that you or a loved one are experiencing academic or daily living concerns or violation of their disa...