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Summary and Main Characters

• Wishtree is an easy, feel-good read that centers around a red oak tree who is referred to as Red. Red is the community’s “wishtree”. As a wishtree, Red is covered in wishes every year from people all across the community. Red houses many creatures within their branches like opossums, skunks and raccoons. The families have their differences but manage to coexist in harmony with Red and Red's best friend, Bongo the crow. Red lives on the land of a blue house and a green house. In one of the houses, lives a young Muslim child, Samar, who faces discrimination and bullying from her community due to her religion. Samar asks for one simple wish from Red: for a friend.

Red and Bongo set it upon themselves to make this wish come true by helping Samar become friends with her neighbor, Stephen. All the while, Red is facing the very real possibility of being cut down by the owner of the land , Francesca. Red and the animal families worry that they will be forced to vacate and find new homes. As Red worries about their friends, they still can't help making sure they grant Samar's wish before being cut down.

This book focus on the topics of discrimination, immigration, friendship, and diversity.