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Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colorful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother, and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men, and to a brother who will always be the favored child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical...

About the Author: Betty Smith was born Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896, the same date as, although five years earlier than, her fictional heroine Francie Nolan. The daughter of German immigrants, she grew up poor in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the very world she re-creates with such meticulous detail in A tree Grows in Brooklyn . After marrying fellow Brooklynite George H.E. Smith, she moved with him to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a law student at the University of Michigan...

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About the Author: Betty Smith was born Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896, the same date as, although five years earlier than, her fictional heroine Francie Nolan. The daughter of German immigrants, she grew up poor in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the very world she re-creates with such meticulous detail in A tree Grows in Brooklyn . After marrying fellow Brooklynite George H.E. Smith, she moved with him to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a law student at the University of Michigan...

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres, Fiction + Literature Themes. Subgenre: General, Classics, Literary, Settings, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Family + Friendship, Stages of Life. Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Pages: 493. Edition: Reprint. Language: English. Format: paperback. Release Date: February 1, 2005. Date Published: February 1, 2005.

E-Book Extra: Self-Reliance: A Reading Group Guide. Named by the New York Public Library as "one of the books of the century," A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan - and her erratic, eccentric family - in the turn-of-the-century Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn. Originally published in 1943, this true American classic has sold millions of copies worldwide, and includes a foreword by Anna Quindlen. HarperCollins US; January 2004 ISBN 978006076706...

The American classic about young Francie Nolan – avid reader, candy connoisseur, and adroit observer of human nature – who's growing up in early 20th-century Brooklyn with her sweet but tragic Irish father and her severely realistic mother. "As timeless as a Good Humor bomb pop... delicate... captivating."—Booklist

The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the coming-of-age story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the turn-of-the-century Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn. This poignant and moving classic of American literature is filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and incident.

Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes, Science Fiction + Fantasy. Subgenre: Settings, Stages of Life, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Family + Friendship. Publisher: HarperCollins. Pages: 830. Edition: Large Print. Language: English. Format: paperback. Release Date: January 1, 2005. Date Published: January 1, 2005.

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres, Fiction + Literature Themes. Subgenre: General, Literary, Classics, Stages of Life, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Family + Friendship, Settings. Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Pages: 493. Language: English. Format: paperback. Release Date: June 1, 2006. Date Published: June 1, 2006.

Pages: 848, Paperback, Harper

Pages: 528, Paperback, Harper Perennial Modern Classics

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Reprint. Stated "Twenty-Third Edition." Modest wear, a very good plus copy lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "To Muriel Eastlack with regards, Betty Smith." A huge bestseller which went through innumerable printings. Basis for the first film directed by Elia Kazan, which featured Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Oscar winners Peggy Ann Garner and James Dunn (who touchingly brought his considerable experience as a real alcoholic to the screen).

Betty Smith credited Thomas Wolfe’s 1935 novel Of Time and the River with releasing her childhood memories of tenement life in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. Her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn , was published in 1943. “At the time of Smith’s death, six million copies had been produced in 37 printings, and it had been translated into 16 languages. The novel itself is beautifully written and unpretentious, a powerful evocation of a time and place” (DAB). Bruccoli & Clark III:296. New York Public...

This collection consists of 10 copies of the book Tree Grows in Brooklyn and the corresponding Novel Unit Teachers Guide.

Product Description Everything you need to teach a work of literature! Novel Units® are developed to help you, the professional, to be more effective working with students. The materials focus on time savers which will increase student comprehension and enjoyment. They are not traditional workbooks, yet provide everything you need to teach a book. Novel Units® include innovative and engaging suggestions to foster higher order thinking skills, interactive bulletin board ideas, and integrated instructional...