A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)

I am in the middle of reading this book, and I have to say I love it. One feels, while reading it, as if they are standing right next to the character and feeling what they're feeling. Betty Smith is a wonderful author, who weaves a captivating story full of the struggles, glories, and every-day life experiences of a young girl growing up in the Brooklyn slums. I'd give it 5 stars,...more

I am in the middle of reading this book, and I have to say I love it. One feels, while reading it, as if they are standing right next to the character and feeling what they're feeling. Betty Smith is a wonderful author, who weaves a captivating story full of the struggles, glories, and every-day life experiences of a young girl growing up in the Brooklyn slums. I'd give it 5 stars, any day.   hide