Nice Work — Nicholas Day

A wise and tender story about the patience needed for a tree—and a friendship— to grow, from award-winning author Nicholas Day.When it arrives in the spring, it isn’t a peach tree. It's a stick. Nice work, the boy tells his parents. You bought a stick. Even his friend Maya agrees: definitely a stick.Soon, Maya is moving away, and the peach tree is still a stick. But with time and nurturing, the tree begins to grow and change through the seasons—and so does the boy. They are both stretching, roots reaching new places. And when someone moves into Maya's old house next door, there is finally a peach on the tree, and the opportunity for a new friendship.This is a poignant story of change, growth, and the enduring strength of friendship. (And peaches. Lots of peaches).