
Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood. Red is the neighborhood wishtree-people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Red is an oak tree who is many rings old.

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories.


About the Book An oak tree and a crow help their neighbors embrace their differences in this beautiful, nuanced middle-grade novel from Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Katherine Applegate.Īn 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.
