Betty Smith Reading Order
1 series · 112 books
Betty Smith was an American playwright and novelist best known for her 1943 bestseller A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, a poignant coming-of-age story set in early twentieth-century Brooklyn. Though she published across multiple decades, Smith is primarily remembered for this singular literary achievement that captured readers' hearts with its portrait of a young girl's resilience amid poverty and hardship. Her work bridged theater and fiction, showcasing her versatility as a writer who understood both dramatic tension and intimate character development.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete112 books
Start with Tomorrow Will Be Better, the first of 112 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 prize-winning non-royalty one-act plays |
| 2 | 20 prize-winning non-royalty one-act plays |
| 3 | 25 non-royalty one-act plays for all-girl casts |
| 4 | 25 non-royalty one-act plays for all-girl casts |
| 5 | A Murder in the Snow |
| 6 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now |
| 7 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ; Maggie-now |
| 8 | A night in the country |
| 9 | A night in the country, a comedy in one act |
| 10 | A treasury of non-royalty one-act plays |
| 11 | A tree grows in Brooklyn |
| 12 | Bayou harlequinade |
| 13 | Bir Genc Kiz Yetisiyor |
| 14 | Bir Hic Icin |
| 15 | Boy Jesus |
| 16 | Common ground |
| 17 | Corn For the Hens |
| 18 | Creix un arbre a Brooklyn |
| 19 | Creix un arbre a Brooklyn |
| 20 | Creix un arbre a Brooklyn |
| 21 | Creix un arbre a Brooklyn |
| 22 | Darkness at the window |
| 23 | Det vokser et tre i Brooklyn |
| 24 | Ein Baum Wächst In Brooklyn |
| 25 | Folk stuff |
| 26 | Francie Nolan |
| 27 | Freedom's bird |
| 28 | Friends of Jesus |
| 29 | Fun after supper |
| 30 | Fun after supper |
| 31 | Gift, the Grief, the Glory |
| 32 | His last skirmish |
| 33 | His last skirmish |
| 34 | Historic Vermillion and Clay County |
| 35 | Ilan gadel bi-Bruḳlin |
| 36 | Jack Russell Terrier |
| 37 | Joy in the Morning |
| 38 | Joy in the Morning |
| 39 | Joy in the Morning |
| 40 | Joy in the Morning |
| 41 | Joy in the Morning |
| 42 | Joy in the Morning |
| 43 | Joy in the Morning (Bantam Books #S2808) |
| 44 | Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith (1976) Library Binding |
| 45 | Joy in the morning |
| 46 | Joy in the morning |
| 47 | King's Planner |
| 48 | LOVE FLAMINGOS |
| 49 | Le Lys de Brooklyn (Littérature étrangère) (French Edition) |
| 50 | Le lys de Brooklyn |
| 51 | MAGGIE-NOW, REVISED BY THE AUTHOR |
| 52 | Maggie-Now |
| 53 | Maggie-Now |
| 54 | Maggie-Now |
| 55 | Maggie-Now |
| 56 | Maggie-now |
| 57 | MaggieNow
PS Paperback |
| 58 | Mañana bandits |
| 59 | Mañana puede ser un gran día |
| 60 | Maḥar yiheyeh ṭov yoter |
| 61 | Montana night |
| 62 | Murder in the snow |
| 63 | Mutluluğun Şafağı |
| 64 | Naked Angel |
| 65 | Naked angel |
| 66 | Near closing time |
| 67 | Novels (Maggie Now / Tree Grows in Brooklyn) |
| 68 | Performing a capillary puncture |
| 69 | Periḥat ha-levavot |
| 70 | Popecastle inn |
| 71 | Popecastle inn |
| 72 | River Baby |
| 73 | So gracious is the time |
| 74 | So gracious is the time |
| 75 | Stories Jesus told |
| 76 | Summer comes to the Diamond O. |
| 77 | Summer comes to the diamond o |
| 78 | The Professor Roars |
| 79 | The boy, Abe |
| 80 | The copper bracelet |
| 81 | The day's work |
| 82 | The package for Ponsonby |
| 83 | The package for ponsonby |
| 84 | The silvered rope |
| 85 | The trees of his father |
| 86 | They released barabbas |
| 87 | Tomorrow Will Be Better |
| 88 | Tomorrow Will Be Better |
| 89 | Tomorrow Will Be Better |
| 90 | Tomorrow will be better |
| 91 | Tomorrow will be better ; a novel |
| 92 | Tout ira mieux demain |
| 93 | Tout ira mieux demain |
| 94 | Tree Grows in Brooklyn (SparkNotes Literature Guide) |
| 95 | Un albero cresce a Brooklyn |
| 96 | Un árbol crece en Brooklyn |
| 97 | Un árbol crece en Brooklyn |
| 98 | V Brooklynu roste strom |
| 99 | Very Special Present |
| 100 | Vine leaves |
| 101 | West from the Panhandle |
| 102 | Western night |
| 103 | Western night |
| 104 | Western night |
| 105 | Wives-in-law |
| 106 | Young Lincoln |
| 107 | Youth Takes Over |
| 108 | joy in the morning |
| 109 | אילן גדל בברוקלין |
| 110 | Tomorrow Will Be Better 1971 |
| 111 | Joy in the Morning (Perennial Library) 1976 |
| 112 | CHARLES DICKENS A Christmas Carol 1998 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Betty Smith written?
- Betty Smith has written 112 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1971 to 1998.
- Are Betty Smith's series complete?
- Betty Smith has 1 completed series.