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An absolutely engaging read. Betty Smith had a talent for weaving all the seemingly trivial moments into a remarkable and entertaining story. It's impossible to read this book of a girl growing up poor in Brooklyn without taking a moment to pause, and be thankful for the things you have.
Francie is an altogether believable and realistic character, and it is hard for your heart not to go out to her, yet deep down you know, as her mother did, that she would be okay. Throughout the book, it's hard ...more
Francie is an altogether believable and realistic character, and it is hard for your heart not to go out to her, yet deep down you know, as her mother did, that she would be okay. Throughout the book, it's hard ...more
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I *THINK* I read this book. I have such an awful memory. If I HAVEN'T, then I want to read it.
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