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“It's come at last", she thought, "the time when you can no longer stand between your children and heartache.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“And always, there was the magic of learning things.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“But she needs me more than she needs him and I guess being needed is almost as good as being loved. Maybe better.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“They learned no compassion from their own anguish. Thus their suffering was wasted.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Sometimes I think it's better to suffer bitter unhappiness and to fight and to scream out, and even to suffer that terrible pain, than to just be... safe. At least she knows she's living.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Classics Book Club
— 18 members
— last activity Mar 18, 2014 09:45AM
Every month we will read one classic book from Jane Austin to S.E. Hinton. We will read novels, novellas, poems, plays, and short stories.
Young adult and Classics
— 43 members
— last activity Jul 14, 2014 10:40AM
Here you can talk of all your favourite books and characters while making new friends. Doesn't matter if you love good old Jane Austin or obsess over ...more
Reading Classics, Chronologically Through the Ages
— 465 members
— last activity Aug 11, 2025 10:22AM
This group began with a book called The Well-Educated Mind (TWEM) by Susan Wise Bauer, which is a wonderful guide to “The Great Books.” TWEM presents ...more
JoLee’s 2025 Year in Books
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