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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

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Sep 02, 2009 Kayla rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, own, favorites, classics-read, great-american-reads

Believe it or not, but the first time I ever heard of this book was from the HBO series Band of Brothers (the book was being passed around in one of the platoons). When I checked out this book from the library, I read the introduction by Betty Smith first thing and I learned that this book is quite popular for men at war and prisoners. I thought that was really interesting since I had originally thought of this book as a "girl book".

I love Francie. I love her passion for writing and for school. ...more

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Mar 09, 2010 Carol marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: american-classic, carols-magic-square, 2006

So this is my first time reading this book, and I had no idea that it was 493 pages. I did see the black and white film -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wvCP...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-eFO...

There are five books. I am just starting BOOK THREE . . .

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