A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is an autobiographical work about a girl named Francie Nolan, who lives during the first two decades of the 20th century. The story follows Francie as she lives in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, with her poverty-stricken family. She is a sensitive, hopeful girl growing up, although she is not dealt the same cards as others. Readers follow Francie as she grows and gain a universal sense of poverty in America.