Wishtree - Katherine Applegate

An oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced novel from Newbery Medalist and New York Timesbestselling author Applegate. Illustrations. \n \nThe New York Times-bestselling story of kindness, friendship, and hope. \n \nTrees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .\n \nRed 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.\n \nYou might say Red has seen it all. \n \nUntil a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.\n \nFunny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is Katherine Applegate at her very best--writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view.\n \nThis book has Common Core connections.\n