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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)
by Betty Smith
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780060736262 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Synopsis:
A true American classic first published in 1943, this is the tale of a little girl living in the slums of Brooklyn, who dreamily watches out her window as a tree struggles to reach the sky.
Synopsis:
The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century.
About the Author
Betty Smith was born Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896, the same date as, although five years earlier than, her fictional heroine Francie Nolan. The daughter of German immigrants, she grew up poor in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the very world she recreates with such meticulous detail in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Smith also wrote other novels and had a long career as a dramatist, writing one-act and full-length plays for which she received both the Rockefeller Fellowship and the Dramatists Guild Fellowship. She died in 1972.
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chocochic53, December 9, 2007 (view all comments by chocochic53)
I picked up this book not knowing that it is a classic. Although at some points it could get a little slow, this book had great insight into a girl's life teaching me a few things about how life used to be. I would definitely recommend it!
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eeblabac, July 31, 2007 (view all comments by eeblabac)
This is a wonderful book and an outstanding read for people of all ages. The book follows Francie and her family as the work to survive as a lower class family in Brooklyn. With an alcoholic but loving father, things are tough but always hopeful. This book has a similar tone and feel as Wilder?s ?Little House? books but the urban setting allows for a timeless look at childhood. I also recommend Smith?s ?Joy in the Morning?.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780060736262
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- Author:
- Foreword:
- Quindlen, Anna
- Subject:
- Literary
- Subject:
- Classics
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Series:
- Perennial Classics
- Publication Date:
- February 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 493
- Dimensions:
- 8.02x5.40x.91 in. .91 lbs.
