{"product_id":"wishtree-9781250233899","title":"Wishtree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling middle-grade novel from Newbery Medalist author Katherine Applegate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\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 #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of beloved and award-winning books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eOdder, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHome of the Brave, Crenshaw, wishtree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWillodeen, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe One and Only Ivan\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575317729554,"sku":"9781250233899","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27ed0025-0a20-4928-83b3-214921b4f99b.jpg?v=1748589547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wishtree-9781250233899","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}