The Glass Castle: A Memoir
| AUTHOR | Walls, Jeannette |
| PUBLISHER | Scribner Book Company (01/17/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, "nothing short of spectacular" (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world's most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic 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 abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. 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. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family. The memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780743247542
ISBN-10:
074324754X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
304
Carton Quantity:
40
Product Dimensions:
5.20 x 0.90 x 7.90 inches
Weight:
0.53 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
Biography & Autobiography | General
Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.9
Point Value:
12
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
B
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THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, "nothing short of spectacular" (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world's most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic 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 abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. 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. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family. The memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.
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Author:
Walls, Jeannette
Jeanette Walls is the former gossip correspondent for E! Channel and New York Magazine's "Intelligencer." She can now be seen on MSNBC three mornings a week and appears on MSNBC online four days a week. Ms. Walls lives in New York City.
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