A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the story of a girl named Francie. It follows Francie through her childhood as she grows up impoverished in Brooklyn, New York in the early twentieth century. The story explores love, family, friends, school, feminism, war, wealth, death, and countless other fascinating things. This is a wonderful book that is beautiful and very interesting due to the fact that it was written by a woman in the forties.
AGE RANGE TEEN
THEMES
Family
Coming of Age
World War I
New York
Poverty
OVERALL RATING 9/10
This is a pretty great book. Some of the language used is outdated now, since it was written in the forties, but it's fine. I really enjoyed reading it.
PROS
Educational
Well written
Unique
Explores difficult topics
CONS
Outdated language
Explores the topic of rape which could be triggering for some people