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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Contributor(s): Smith, Betty (Author)

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ISBN: 0060736267     ISBN-13: 9780060736262
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2005
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Annotation: 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.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004057293
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available)
Series: Perennial Classics
Physical Information: 1.25" H x 5.3" W x 8" L (0.85 lbs) 493 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Catalog Heading - Language Arts
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 89
Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 79
Entertainment Weekly 08/22/2014 pg. 113
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 548
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 23.0
 
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Publisher Description:

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

A special 75th anniversary edition of the beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century.

From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for growing up in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn, New York demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family's erratic and eccentric behavior--such as her father Johnny's taste for alcohol and Aunt Sissy's habit of marrying serially without the formality of divorce--no one, least of all Francie, could say that the Nolans' life lacked drama. By turns overwhelming, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the Nolans' daily experiences are raw with honestly and tenderly threaded with family connectedness. Betty Smith has, in the pages of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, captured the joys of humble Williamsburg life--from "junk day" on Saturdays, when the children traded their weekly take for pennies, to the special excitement of holidays, bringing cause for celebration and revelry. Smith has created a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as deeply resonant moments of universal experience. Here is an American classic that cuts right to the heart of life, hails the New York Times. If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, you will deny yourself a rich experience.


Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Betty: -

Betty Smith (1896-1972) was a native of Brooklyn, New York. Her novels A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Tomorrow Will Be Better, Joy in the Morning, and Maggie-Now continue to capture the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers worldwide.


 
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