The narrator of “Fish in a Tree,” Ally makes it clear from the start of the story that she would do the work if she could. She is clever and observant, and has been able to hide her problem.

KidsPost Summer Book Club illustration for "Fish in a Tree", 07-26-2017, Illustration by Enrique Moreiro for The Washington Post ... Ally distracts herself with drawing and daydreaming.

Fish in a Tree is a highly recommended book about a topic — dyslexia and learning disabilities in general — that people still seem to ignore and schools are not equipped to deal with.

Based on the book FISH IN A TREE by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group LLC. Adaptation written by Jeannine Coulombe "Everybody is a genius .

"Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and "Took," by Mary Downing Hahn, were judged the best by Kansas schoolchildren and will receive the 2018 William Allen White Children's Book Award.