A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

from DeltaQueen50

This book is, I believe, an American Classic. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is the quintessential coming-of-age story for young girls. Francie Nolan's difficult childhood growing up in the early 1900's in the slums of Brooklyn resonates with pride, resourcefulness, and heart. We are giv...

from Fliss88

This surprised me so much. I wasn't expecting to love it! I've compared it to the Australian book - The Harp in The South by Ruth Park. It's a story about the Nolans, a poor family doing what a poor family needs to do to survive yet somehow managing to stick together in spite of everything! I got...

from thornton37814

I can't believe that I waited so many years to make the acquaintance of Francie Nolan, her brother Neeley, and her parents Katie and Johnny. They reside in Brooklyn. Francie learns quickly that she is the only one in her class whose parents were born in the United States. The others were children...

from gpangel

But Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow by A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a 1943 publication. This is another book that I've long been curious about but never got around to reading. It is a much beloved novel, but with some recent bad experiences with ‘much beloved classics', I appr...

from Carmenere

Being close to the last reader on the planet to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, I finally decided it's more than about time to discover why this novel seems to be such a beloved book. Taken at face value alone this is the story of young Francie Nolan, the oldest child of scrubwoman Katie and somet...