In the book "Fish in a tree'' by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Ally Nickerson faces tough problems at school & home. she always feels dumb and unwanted and she keeps underestimating herself. she never pays attention at school work. One of Ally's character traits is imaginative. this can be seen when it states ''all that doodling of yours, Ally. If you weren't drawing all the time your work might be done.