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1943
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A Novel

by Betty Smith

Harper · 1947

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

51

Weeks at #1

28

Chart History

#15101519431944
dashed = off the list

51 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 28 weeks at #1

Francie Nolan and her brother, Neeley, grow up in the slums of Brooklyn in the early 1900s.

All Appearances

3NEWAugust 30, 1943wk 1
2↑1September 6, 1943wk 2
2—September 13, 1943wk 3
1↑1September 20, 1943wk 4
1—September 27, 1943wk 5
2↓1October 4, 1943wk 6
1↑1October 11, 1943wk 7
2↓1October 18, 1943wk 8
1↑1October 25, 1943wk 9
1—November 1, 1943wk 10
1—November 8, 1943wk 11
1—November 15, 1943wk 12

Details

Published
1947
Pages
456
Publisher
Harper
Categories
Fiction

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