Wishtree
Katherine Applegate
Feiwel & Friends
<p><b>A special edition for adults of Katherine Applegate's <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling novel about an oak tree and a crow who help their neighbors embrace their differences. </b><br><b></b><i></i><br><i>Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .</i></p><p>Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"&#8212;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.</p><p>When a new family moves in, not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever. With a message of inclusion for dreamers and welcomers, this is a book for our lives and times. </p><p><b>"A beautifully written, morally bracing story that will leave its imprint on a reader of any age."</b> &#8212;<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p>