When you see a wishing star, what do you do? You will wish
for something right? In this Katherine Applegate’s mind blowing story switches
the role of a wishing star to a wishing tree! The story is about a Tree named
Red. Red is what the local people call the Wish tree. Red has been in their
town for all of her life and has experienced a lot of things. But when a new
family moves, a lot of people are not that kind to them. Red wants to help, but
how will a tree be able to help this family? Red does not know, but she is
willing to try her best!
I’ve been avid reader of Katherine Applegate’s books for a
while now. Some of her books I already read were “The One and Only Ivan”,
“Crenshaw”, and “The Wishing Tree”. The Wishing Tree is definitely one of my
much loved selections of hers. In this story, she was able to give incredible
narrative that made me feel like I was talking to the main character “Red. The story also manage to show that even though
you might be somebody that isn’t capable of doing a lot of things, you can
still extend hope and kindness to other people. For example, Red is a tree who
can’t do anything but stand. She wants to help the people in trouble. If I was
choosing my favorite character, it would definitely be Red. Red is a very old
and wise tree who is really kind and has a spirit of helping people. I applaud
the author for her good story-line, the soul-stirring scenes and the different
emotions that readers would feel throughout the story.
This book is
totally recommended to children (10 years and above) and adults who love heart-warming
stories. It is definitely worth reading!
-By Tim-
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