Wishtree, Katherine Applegate

The New York Times-bestselling story of kindness, friendship, and hope. 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.