Quote by: Betty Smith

But the penciled sheets did not seem like nor smell like the library book so she had given it up, consoling herself with the vow that when she grew up, she would work hard, save money and buy every single book that she liked.


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Author Bio


  • NameBetty Smith
  • Descriptionwriter from the USA
  • AliasesElisabeth Lillian Wehner
  • BornDecember 15, 1896
  • DiedJanuary 17, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Playwright
  • WorksA Tree Grows In Brooklyn (novel)
  • AwardsHopwood Award