A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Paperback - 2014

Name: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn : A Novel
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Author: Betty Smith
ISBN: 9780062096951

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a classic coming-of-age novel set in the early 20th century. It follows the story of Francie Nolan, a young girl growing up in the impoverished Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Despite her challenging circumstances, Francie finds solace and inspiration in books and the natural world. The novel explores themes of poverty, family dynamics, resilience, and the power of education. Through Francie's eyes, readers witness her struggles, dreams, and triumphs as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and strives to rise above her circumstances. Smith's poignant storytelling captures the essence of hope, determination, and the indomitable spirit of a young girl yearning for a brighter future.

An instant best-seller, 300,000 copies were sold just in the first six weeks after publication. In 1945 was adapted into a film directed by Elia Kazan starring James Dunn, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner, who won a Special Academy Award for Outstanding Child Actress of 1945.

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The beloved perennial classic--named as one of the books of the twentieth century by the New York Public Library.

Orville Prescott has called this American classic "one of the most dearly beloved and one of the finest books of our day." Indeed, when A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was first published in 1943, four printing plants were required to keep up with the demand.

Seventy years later, readers are still fascinated by Betty Smith's moving portrayal of the Nolans, a poor family living in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn. A poignant tale of childhood and the ties of family, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn will transport the reader to the early 1900s where a little girl named Francie dreamily looks out her window at a tree struggling to reach the sky.

First Edition Identification

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was published by Harper and Brothers in 1943. Binding in green cloth with printed paper spine label. It was 443 pages. First edition is stated on the copyright page above "D-S" and below "8-43". Pictorial dust jacket has the price of $2.75 printed on the upper corner of the first flap and "5338" is on the bottom.

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Title A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author Betty Smith
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 624
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, NY
Date 2014-09
ISBN 9780062096951 / 0062096958
Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
Dimensions 7.12 x 4.5 x 1.56 in (18.08 x 11.43 x 3.96 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Girls
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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