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  • A brilliant book about a little girl growing up in Brooklyn. It details her struggles due to poverty, and pulls no punches. The only reason why this one is rated 3 stars is because I felt like the ending was rushed.

    

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• ― Miraclesmommadesigns said on Aug 8, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • The Nolans are a German-Irish family of immigrants in the early 1900s. They struggle to get by, especially with dad being an alcoholic. However, they never accept charity. One way or another, they will do whatever is needed to get by on their own. It means doing without. It means hard work. It means ... Continue

    The Nolans are a German-Irish family of immigrants in the early 1900s. They struggle to get by, especially with dad being an alcoholic. However, they never accept charity. One way or another, they will do whatever is needed to get by on their own. It means doing without. It means hard work. It means the utmost of frugality. It means saving, even though they hardly have enough money to put bread on the table. And it means finding a way to go to college, not just for a better future, but because they sincerely believe in the power of knowledge.

    

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  • This is a lovely, poignant Depression-era coming-of-age story of Francie Nolan. Smith's writing is elegant and evocative. It does not the innocence of an L.M. Montgomery novel, however, the story is told tenderly and truthfully. Life, warts and all.

    A fine, simple story, well-deserving of its ... Continue

    This is a lovely, poignant Depression-era coming-of-age story of Francie Nolan. Smith's writing is elegant and evocative. It does not the innocence of an L.M. Montgomery novel, however, the story is told tenderly and truthfully. Life, warts and all.

    A fine, simple story, well-deserving of its categorization as a classic.

    

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• ― guaddess said on Oct 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century.

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