Betty Smith's most recommended books

We've asked 13,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Betty Smith.

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Books like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Book lists with Betty Smith's books

10 authors created a book list with a book by Betty Smith as one of their picks.

• The best 1920s historical fiction not about flappers, jazz, or gin
• The best coming-of-age stories that simmer with emotion and are set in a fascinating time and place
• The best books for understanding how social inequality impacts hopes and dreams, not simply opportunities
• The best family drama and saga books for when you want to escape into the past
• The best classic coming-of-age novels set within the last century
• The best books about loving and losing a charismatic and complicated father

Book lists connected to Betty Smith's books

248 authors created a book list connected to Betty Smith's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• The best books to understand environmental justice and the environmental humanities
• The best books on living the good life
• The best memoirs on surviving traumatic childhoods
• The best stories about resiliency
• The best books by women unapologetic about their hot mess
• The best books to help us think of others and want to help others

Genres connected to Betty Smith's books

Topics connected to Betty Smith's books