In extremely detailed diary form, Smith describes the life and growth of a girl and her family struggling to get by in pre-World War I Brooklyn, NY. Drawing from her own childhood experiences, Smith creates a strikingly realistic and universal picture of those in poverty, not just this immigrant neighborhood, although there are obviously some historic and geographic specifics. Sixty-plus years later it still rings true.
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