The glass castle : a memoir / Jeannette Walls.

Summary:

Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780743247535
ISBN: 0743247531
ISBN: 9780739458211
ISBN: 0739458213
ISBN: 9780743247542
ISBN: 074324754X
ISBN: 9781439156964
ISBN: 1439156964
ISBN: 9781501171581
ISBN: 1501171585
Physical Description: 288 pages ; 24 cm
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cover art may vary.
Formatted Contents Note:	A woman on the street -- The desert -- Welch -- New York City -- Thanksgiving.
Target Audience Note:	1010L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.9 12 105049.
Awards Note:	ALA Notable Books, 2006. Alex Awards, 2006. Book Sense Book of the Year Award Honor Book, 2006. Books for a Better Life Inspirational Memoir, 2005. Christopher Awards, 2006. Evergreen Young Adult Book Award Nominee, 2008. Green Mountain Book Award Nominee, 2008.