Download or read book Betty Smith: Life of the Author of a Tree Grows in Brooklyn written by Valerie Raleigh Yow and published by Independent Author. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smith's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" captured the imagination of readers in 1943. In the first published biography of Smith, the real-life stories behind the heroes in her novel are told.