# Wishtree

**Author:** Katherine Applegate
**Lexile:** 590L
**Grade range:** Grades 3–6
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2017
**Page count:** 224
**Genre:** Middle Grade Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781250043221`
**ISBN-10:** `1250043220`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/wishtree
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Red, a 216-year-old oak that neighbors tie their wishes to, narrates the story of a new immigrant family facing prejudice — and decides to break the rule that trees don't talk to help. Katherine Applegate's warm novel about community, kindness, and belonging is a common grades 3-6 read.

## Themes

- community
- kindness
- prejudice
- nature

## Content notes

- prejudice

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