Wishtree is the amazing new story by The One and Only Ivan's Katherine Applegate. I have been hearing about this book since the spring, and I bought it the day it was published! I loved this book almost as much as her others. In this story, Red is the red oak tree that sits between 2 houses. He is 216 rings (years) old and has seen so much in his life. He has become the wish tree where people place their wishes on his branches. A family has moved in next door to him, and he has noticed that no one will talk to this family , and the young girl who lives there wishes for a friend. Then, one day , and ugly word is carved on his trunk , and the owner of the house feels the tree is no longer needed. What will happen to Red?