A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

       Now I am on page 70 of the new book I am reading.
   Francie continues her life even though it is not easy. She enters elementary school as she gets older. School in this time period was quite different from school now; teachers were still able to physically punish children.
The rich and clean kids always set in the front of the class were they could actually learn and listen to the teacher. But kids like Francie were usually at the very back.
  
    While Francie was walking with her father after dinner, she saw this wonderful school were all students were happy and satisfied. No abusing teachers, no bullies, and fair. Francie's mom, however, did not like the idea because she felt like Francie was already trying to go far away from her side( the new school was pretty far away from their house). Instead of understanding her, she began to care for her little son more than her daughter. Everyone in the family knew that the mom wasn't fair.
   
   Despite all these, Francie was able to transfer to a new school. She met great teachers. The English teacher taught her how to write and from that moment, Francie learned a hole new way to express her thoughts and ideas. She was very talented in writing, which is not that surprising because she literaly lived in the city library reading all sorts of books.

I respect Francie's mom. She knew that education is one of the most important things that will help her children to grow up and accomplish what they want to do in their lives.
But treating her daughter and her son so differently makes me mad because I know how Francie would feel like when she sees her mom. Her mom puts too much expectations on Francie.

New Book!

THe new book is called "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith.  I have actually read this book several times but.. I really like the book so I am reading it again!

Anyways it is 404 pages long and i am currently on page 46. 

THe story begins in Williamsburg, Brooklyn of 1912. 

Francie, an eleven-year-old girl,  lives on a very poor district in Brooklyn. On the weekends,  Francie and her little brother go to the junk-seller's place to trade their junks into money. Saving money is an imporant thing for them. Their mom works as a cleaning lady and their dad works as a waiter. 

But there is one thing that Francie thinks as more important than anything. Reading. She loves to read. On Sundays she runs to the library and read, read, and read. ( I know that later, this becomes very useful to her) 

ONce again, I realized how the enthusiesm and the excitement about things can really change how one sees the world.