A tree grows in Brooklyn / Betty Smith ; with a foreword by Anna Quindlen.

By:

Smith, Betty, 1896-1972 [Author]

Contributor(s):

Quindlen, Anna

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Harper Perennial, 2005.Description: xi, 493 p. : 20 cmISBN:

9780060736262
0060736267

Subject(s):

American fiction

DDC classification:

23 813.52 Smi

Summary: The American classic about a young girl's coming of age at the turn of the century. "A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life...If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience...It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919...Their daughter Francie and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that are the lot of a great city's poor. Primarily this is Francie's book. She is a superb feat of characterization, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child. And Francie's growing up and beginnings of wisdom are the substance of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."

List(s) this item appears in: High School literature in English (Print Books)

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book Fiction	"Dimitris & Aliki Perrotis" Central Library	"Dimitris & Aliki Perrotis" Central Library	Book Fiction	813.52 Smi (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		13019522

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The American classic about a young girl's coming of age at the turn of the century.
"A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life...If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience...It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919...Their daughter Francie and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that are the lot of a great city's poor. Primarily this is Francie's book. She is a superb feat of characterization, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child. And Francie's growing up and beginnings of wisdom are the substance of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."

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