Wishtree

By: Katherine Applegate

Published by Square Fish, 2023-03-28

<p><b>An oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced, <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling middle-grade novel from Newbery Medalist author Katherine Applegate.<br></b><i><br>Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .</i><br><br>Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood.<br><br>You might say Red has seen it all.<br><br>Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.<br><br>Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is Katherine Applegate at her very best—writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view.<br><br><i>This book has Common Core connections.</i></p>