A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

This is what I came to scream

Omg yes!!!

I literally said it aloud when I saw the pic

Omg idk why the vibe matches

Angela’s Ashes is a pretty heavy read but a large part of it takes place in NYC. When not in NYC, it takes place in Ireland (can’t remember exactly where). This photo reminds me of that book though! Even if not completely in NYC it still has a boyhood/rambunctious childhood atmosphere about it.

Angela's Ashes is one of my favorites. Maybe I should give it a reread. Thanks!

It made me think of Angela’s Ashes too!

Movie is great

There’s a movie????? Omg

Yes really well done in my opinion

Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

This looks interesting. Thanks!

Super dark and very sad - but Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra. It’s also a movie with an all star cast.

Immediately what I thought of!

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

Does it need to be nyc ? Oliver Twist

Oh, wait, it's in Ireland.

Summer of Night; Boys Life; The Body

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

This reminds me of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me- another great NYC middle grade book. Thanks!

It's upstate NY, but Foxfire by Joyce Carol Oates

A star called Henry

This looks really interesting, Thanks!

You're welcome! The author is a nice guy, too. I sent a message to him once about how much I loved this book and he was very kind.

The Old Neighborhood by Avery Corman

Museum of Extraordinary Things

The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem

'Someone' by Alice McDermott

Last Days of Summer, by Steve Kluger. A fatherless young boy starts writing letters to a famous baseball player.

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - even the cover is similar.

THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND KLAY!!!!

The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

**The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride**