作者: Betty Smithz（转载自IReading）
官方翻译
From that time on, the world was hers for the reading.
从那时起，她的世界就是为了阅读而存在。
She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends.
她再也不会孤单了，再也不会因为没有亲密朋友而感到伤心。
Books became her friends and there was one for every mood.
书籍成为了她的朋友，每一种心境都有对应的书。
There was poetry for quiet companionship.
诗歌陪伴她度过安静的时光。
There was adventure when she tired of quiet hours.
当她对安静感到疲倦时，还有冒险小说任她挑选。
There would be love stories when she came into adolescence and when she wanted to feel a closeness to someone she could read a biography.
当她进入青春期，可以尝尝爱情故事的滋味。或者当她想要亲近某人，个人传记将是最好的选择。
On that day when she first knew she could read, she made a vow to read one book a day as long as she lived.
在她第一次知道自己能够阅读的那一天，她发誓在自己的有生之年将每天读完一本书。
《布鲁克林有棵树》是一本关于成长的书。女主人公弗兰西从小过着贫困和苦难交织的生活，但她怀着知识能改变命运的信念，不断学习，最终凭借不懈的努力敲开了机遇之门。脱口秀女王Oprah Winfrey曾言该书是在她成长过程中最受触动的一本书。
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