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She would remind this new generation of courageous parents of the Tree of Heaven, from which her story gets its title—the one tree in Francie's yard that was neither a pine nor a hemlock.
The Latest Crime Wave: Sending Your Child to a Better School Micheal Flaherty 2011
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Young Owens, who had not acted professionally before, gives an alarmingly brilliant performance, pitched at a level of feverish adolescent energy that seems inspired by the nuclear explosions on Francie's black-and-white telly.
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Even during hard times, Francie's mother, Katie, stretches her resources to provide hot meals for her family.
Archive 2006-07-01 Nupur 2006
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The dearest book of my childhood, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, includes Francie's first period, but again, the novel's no upper: shortly after first blood Francie is assaulted by a pervert in a tenement hallway.
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In Francie's case, her father is her main champion, even though he is an alcoholic who can not support the family.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg ricklibrarian 2008
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The dearest book of my childhood, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, includes Francie's first period, but again, the novel's no upper: shortly after first blood Francie is assaulted by a pervert in a tenement hallway.
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Francie's manic energy can become exhausting, but Jordan's too good a filmmaker to lose his grip on the audience.
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In 1943 Smith was being rather bold in including menstruation in Francie's story.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg ricklibrarian 2008
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Wendy asks Francie what size bra Lexi, Francie's seventeen-year-old sister, wears.
The Time Traveler's Wife Niffenegger, Audrey 2003
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One of the dogs, at the extreme end of its chain, was sniffing at Francie's knees.
Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995
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