The glass castle : a memoir
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scribner, [2009].
ISBN
9781439156964, 1439156964
Lexile measure
1010L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Glen Ellyn Public Library - Adult Biography | BIOG WALLS, J. | On Shelf |
Harvey Public Library District - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY WALLS, JEANNETTE | On Shelf |
La Grange Public Library - Young Adult | YA 362.82 WAL | On Shelf |
Oak Brook Public Library - Adult Biography | 921 WALLS, J. | Checked out |
River Grove Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG WALLS | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Case studies.
Children of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography.
Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies.
Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Case studies.
Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Walls, Jeannette.
Case studies.
Children of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography.
Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies.
Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Case studies.
Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Walls, Jeannette.
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Published
New York : Scribner, [2009].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781439156964, 1439156964
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure
1010
Notes
Description
This story is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a penetrating look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who hated anything to do with domesticity. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.
Target Audience
1010L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.9,12,105049.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walls, J. (2009). The glass castle: a memoir (Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. 2009. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir Scribner, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2009.
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