{"product_id":"wishtree-9781250043221","title":"Wishtree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 New York Times-bestelling author of \u003ci\u003eOdder \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe One and Only Ivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful in every way one can imagine. Everyone should read this book.\" --R.J. Palacio, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRed 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou might say Red has seen it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is Katherine Applegate at her very best--writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book has Common Core connections.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Applegate \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe One and Only Ivan\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her novel \u003ci\u003eCrenshaw, \u003c\/i\u003e spent over twenty weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e children's bestseller list, and her first middle-grade stand-alone novel, \u003ci\u003eHome of the Brave\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be included on state reading lists, summer reading lists, and class reading lists. Katherine Applegate lives in Tiburon, California, with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591553323282,"sku":"9781250043221","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3850517-13b5-4a7b-894c-ab1bd0f803dc.jpg?v=1748589434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wishtree-9781250043221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}