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Literary Fiction

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

Francie Nolan grows up in the tenements of early-twentieth-century Brooklyn, watching her dreamer father and iron-willed mother navigate poverty — and discovering that education is the only ladder out.

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Pages496
PublishedSun Aug 01 1943 00:00:00 GM
ISBN9780061741425

Tropes & themes

literary Coming of Age 10/10 Historical Setting 9/10
adventure Underdog Hero 7/10

Moods & vibes

AtmosphericEmotionally ComplexQuietly Devastating