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A blog designed for students and teachers to share their love of reading classic literature.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
A Tree Grows in BrooklynBy Betty SmithThe 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... It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 to 1919. Their daughter Francine and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that are the lot of the great city's poor... (New York Times)Betty Smith's first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, became immediately popular when it was published in 1943. The book sold 300,000 copies in the first six weeks after it was published.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is now considered an essential part of American literature. As an indispensable classic, Smith's book appears on reading lists across the country. It has profoundly influenced readers from all walks of life--young and old alike. The New York Public Library even chose the book as one of the "Books of the Century." (About.com - classic literature).
A Tree Grows in BrooklynBy Betty SmithThe 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... It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 to 1919. Their daughter Francine and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that are the lot of the great city's poor... (New York Times)Betty Smith's first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, became immediately popular when it was published in 1943. The book sold 300,000 copies in the first six weeks after it was published.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is now considered an essential part of American literature. As an indispensable classic, Smith's book appears on reading lists across the country. It has profoundly influenced readers from all walks of life--young and old alike. The New York Public Library even chose the book as one of the "Books of the Century." (About.com - classic literature).