{"product_id":"wishtreebooks","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou might say Red has seen it all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book has Common Core connections.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applegate, Katherine","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Kids Fiction 8-12)","offer_id":43922429804768,"sku":"","price":14.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b662d30a-6580-47cf-9494-949d9d71d133.jpg?v=1678817003","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/wishtreebooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}