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Book Review of Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning
Author: Betty Smith
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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I first read this book when I was 9 years old and loved it. Annie an 18 year old girl falls in love with Carl a law student and moves to the Midwest to marry him.She has to work but she learns to dress like a coed in skirts and sweaters and finds out that she can audit classes for free. Just as she is getting used to marriage Annie finds out that she is pregnant and how in their skeleton budget will they afford a baby. It all works out until Carl graduates from law school with Annie and their baby present. This story was written in 1929, but it is still a classic for today 85 years later. It is an excellent book.