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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 43-48: Brimming With Life
Hi there, readers! I loved this week’s chapters. Though Francie is thrown into adulthood on a full-time basis — there isn’t even school anymore — she…
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Jeremy Anderberg
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 38-42: Those Stories Are the Truth
Hi there, readers! In Chapter 39, as Francie and Miss Garnder were debating the types of subjects that one should write about, our young protagonist…
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Jeremy Anderberg
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 32-37: Francie's Crowded Hour
After Theodore Roosevelt fought gallantly in the Spanish-American War of 1898, he called that time period his “crowded hour.” What he meant was that…
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 24-31: Francie's Holidays
Hi there, readers! This week’s chapters were a little bit of a smorgasbord of stories, but what stood out most to me were the first few chapters about…
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Jeremy Anderberg
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 15-23: The World Was Hers for the Reading
Hi there readers, This week’s reading went in a few different directions but mostly centered on Francie’s experience with school, which was a bit of a…
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Jeremy Anderberg
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 7-14: The Rommelys and Nolans
Hi there, readers! In this week’s reading, I especially enjoyed getting the backstory of the Rommelys, Nolans, and the beginnings of Katie and Johnny’s…
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Jeremy Anderberg
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 1-6: A Fine Saturday in Brooklyn
Hello readers! How was your first week of reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? This is my second reading of it, and I can easily say it’s even more…
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