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Summary Of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, was my second free reading this trimester, by Betty Smith. This classic novel takes place in glorious Brooklyn, 1912. The main character, Francie Nolan, and her family live in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn all together in little run down apartment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is realistic fiction about Francie, young, poor girl walking through life, a little differently than an “average” girl would. While reading the book you find out about Francie and her family going through life together, written so richly and elegantly. Also, the book helps you compare their live in the 1900’s to ours in the 2000’s. In fact Francie begins the novel thinking to herself about the “the tree of heaven”, which is a type of tree

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