Answer:
Red is the neighborhood “wishtree”—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this “wishtree” watches over the neighborhood.
There are two main conflicts in this book. One of the conflicts is that a girl named Samar is the only Muslim kid in the neighborhood, and she is usually followed home by teasing children. Some even threw tomatoes at her house. Another one wrote LEAVE on Red, since Samar's house is next to the tree.
