Wednesday, June 6, 2012

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, June 2012


From goodreads: "The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience."

Related links:
Click here for the Wikipedia Biography of author Betty Smith.
Click here for the Harper Collins Publishers page for Betty Smith.

We will meet to discuss A Tree Grows In Brooklyn on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 7pm at the Library.  (Located at Borough Hall, 100 First Avenue).

Please note that new titles for 2013 have been added to the beginning of our Available Titles Page.  Click here to be taken directly to the page or scoll up and click on "Available Titles".  The hard copy of the list is available at the Library desk.