ISBN: 1250043220 9781250043221

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Birds

Page count: 215

<p><b>From #1 New York Times-bestelling author of <i>Odder </i>and <i>The One and Only Ivan</i></b><b>.<br><br>"Beautiful in every way one can imagine. Everyone should read this book." —R.J. Palacio, bestselling author of <i>Wonder</i>, <i>White Bird</i>, and <i>Pony</i><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><br><i>This book has Common Core connections.</i></p>