A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Contributor(s): Smith, Betty (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060736267 ISBN-13: 9780060736262 Publisher: Harper Perennial
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2005 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. Click for more in this series: Perennial Classics |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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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