**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.*