A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Yes, somehow I missed the assignment in school to read A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith...so I decided to read it on the plane to Barcelona. What an incredible book, reminded me a lot of Frank McCourt or maybe even a more modern Charles Dickens. These people are poor, things happen, life is rough, and yet there is always a glimmer of hope. We follow kids who have nothing to working towards a better life, their parents and family want a better life for them. Don't get me wrong, there are no fairy tale endings...but there is this certain sense that things will work out, or the characters will figure out how to get things done! I am sad I haven't read this sooner...but now I have read it, and I definitely recommend it!