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Cover of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Hardcover
Pages 509 pages
Published 1943
Languages English, Arabic, Catalan +6
ISBN 9780060801267

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Publisher's Summary

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.…

Weighted Score
4.16 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.21 ★
v (Ratings Count): 318
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 4.21
True Ratings 318
Written Reviews 35
Shelved (Popularity) 1,170
Users Read 406
Rating Distribution
5
43%
4
39%
3
14%
2
3%
1
1%

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