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INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Applegate, Katherine

Wishtree

216 pp. | Feiwel | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-04322-1 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-250-14303-7
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Charles Santoso. Red, a 216-year-old community "wishtree," narrates this contemplative novel about tradition and the necessity for change. After an ugly act of Islamophobia (and vandalism of Red), the oak rallies support--both animal and human--for newcomer Samar's family. Samar, in turn, helps save Red from the hatchet. A protagonist with no actual voice or physical action is a challenge; Applegate pulls it off with good-natured aplomb.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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