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Wishtree

By Katherine Applegate
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Wishtree is a heartwarming middle-grade novel narrated by Red, an ancient oak tree who stands as the neighbourhood's wishtree. People tie their wishes to Red's branches, sharing hopes and dreams. Alongside a crow named Bongo and other animal friends, Red watches over the community. When a new family arrives and faces unwelcoming attitudes, Red's longtime experience becomes crucial in helping neighbours embrace their differences.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for children and middle-grade readers, Wishtree offers meaningful themes of acceptance and community, suitable for classroom discussion and family reading.

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

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An oak tree and a crow help their neighbours 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 neighbourhood "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 neighbourhood.

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250233899

Publisher: Square Fish

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2023

Imprint: Square Fish

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 192.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 240

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Katherine Applegate

About the Author

Katherine Applegate is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of beloved and award-winning books for young readers, including Odder, Home of the Brave, Crenshaw, wishtree, Willodeen, and The One and Only Ivan, for which she won the Newbery Medal. She is also the author of the Animorphs series, and a beginning reader series, Doggo and Pupper, illustrated by Charlie Alder. Katherine Applegate lives in Southern California with her family. Katherineapplegate.com

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