Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Published by Feiwel & Friends on January 8, 2019
Pages: 224
Genres: Animals
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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This is published as a special edition for adults.
Wishtree is written from he point of view of Red, it is a 200 year old red oak and a neighborhood’s wishing tree. It is where kids and adults of the neighborhood deposit their wishes in the branches of the tree. 

Red cares about the people of the neighborhood, but is dismayed when a Muslin family moves to town and they receive a hostile reception. One boy even carves the word LEAVE into the trunk of the tree.

Through the perspective of Reds 200 years, the tree, with the help of birds and the animals intervenes and helps the children and adults gain compassion and kindness towards Samar and her family.

Reviewed by Melissa Madigan retired Youth Services Librarian