I've read more than 100 pages in A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. Francie is a young girl that struggles to thrive in Brooklyn, her hometown. So far, the book is about Francie's family. Its amazing how each one fo them have a brilliant story behind them. Most of them are really sad, but each of them have found a light of hope and continues to fight. For example, Francie's mom "stole" her best friend's boyfriend, Johnny Nolan. He was the man that she wanted and spoke to him everyday after work. And after a while, they both confessed their love to each other. Unfortunately, her best friend never spoke to her again. Also, there was a part in the book tha brought my attention. Francie's mom put 5 cents into a tin can every day. By doing this, she could save a lot of money. But because of one reason or another, there was always someone taking money out. For food, clothes, or medicine. Anyways, I've decided to do this also. From now on, I'm going to put 50 cents in a piggy bank every week and see how much I can save up !
Sunday, March 30, 2008
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You've got to let me borrow this book! OMG! I wanted to read this book! I was looking for it in Barnes and Nobles today but i couldnt find it T__T; This book reminds me of The Joy Luck Club because all the characters tell the story behind them and in The Joy Luck Club, it tells each mothers and daughters stories. That's a nice idea about saving up money. I should try that often :)
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