A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

I wouldn't have picked this book for myself, but I read it because I'm participating in the Goodreads Book Group “Classics for Beginners”. I am so happy I came across this book through that group. It might be one of my new favorites!
I felt such an attachment to Francie as a main character, that I wished I could have stepped into the story and been her friend. She was such a wonderfully complex, wise, fascinating character. Her recollections of childhood are perfect of how a child sees the world. And we get to watch as Francie grows up and those “child” views of the world are transformed to mature ones.
I feel like I've taken a time-machine trip back to the early 1900s, as the author did such a beautiful job of recreating that world back then.
Such a great book. I can't recommend it highly enough!