At a butterfly house Ally catches a butterfly for a wish, and gives a thoughtful answer distinguishing 'alone' from 'lonely.' When Mr. Daniels gives her a poetry award, she flees, sure it is pity. On a field trip to the Noah Webster House, he gently suggests she may have dyslexia — sharing the 'fish in a tree' idea. He offers after-school chess, and Ally discovers she excels at this visual game. Her struggle finally has a name, reframed as something she can work with.