“My Sweet Orange Tree” is a novel by Brazilian writer José Mauro de Vasconcelos.

Originally
published in 1968, My Sweet Orange Tree is a beautiful and touching South American children’s
classic, and one of Brazil’s best-selling books of all time.

Set in the 1920s, the tale focuses on the main character Zezé, the naughtiest and most endearing
five-year old in Bangu, a poor suburb of Rio de Janiero. My sweet orange tree tells about a sensitive
five -year -old boy on the journey to discover love and pain. Only so, the entire novel makes readers,
author and character find the answer to the question: Is life worth living or not?

My Sweet Orange Tree is a meaningful book that I want to recommend all of you to read once in your
life. The book faithfully portrays the lives of poor children in Brazil , when you read it, you will cry,
laugh and feel all your emotions as you immerse yourself in the childhood story of a 5-year- old boy
and then relax with the experience, lessons and messages about life, people and about the right way
to give love. That will be the premise for you to live better and know how to cherish people in your
life.