Author: Katherine Applegate
 
From #1 New York Times-bestelling author of Odder and The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree is the beautiful, nuanced story of an oak tree and a crow who help their neighbors embrace their differences.
 
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .
 
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.
 
You might say Red has seen it all.
 
Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.
 
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.
 
This book has Common Core connections.