Wishtree (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250043221)

An oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced, New York Times-bestselling middle-grade novel from Newbery Medalist author Katherine Applegate.

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.

Author: Katherine Applegate
ISBN-10: 1250043220
ISBN-13: 9781250043221
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2017
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 191418 / Wishtree


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2017
Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly 07/10/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017 pg. 162
BookPage 10/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 09/26/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2017 pg. 93
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average