The Resource The glass castle : a memoir, Jeannette Walls
The glass castle : a memoir, Jeannette Walls
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- Summary
- In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 288, [11] pages
- Note
- Includes a preview of the author's book : Half broke horses
- Isbn
- 9780743247535
- Label
- The glass castle : a memoir
- Title
- The glass castle
- Title remainder
- a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeannette Walls
- Subject
-
- trueChildren of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography
- Poverty -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- trueWalls, Jeannette -- Childhood and youth
- trueWelch, West Virginia -- Biography
- trueFamily relationships
- Homeless persons -- New York (State) -- New York | Family relationships
- Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) | New York
- trueEccentrics and eccentricities
- Walls, Jeannette
- trueChild neglect victims -- Biography
- Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia | Welch -- Biography
- Poor -- West Virginia | Welch -- Biography
- trueHomeless persons -- New York City
- trueGrowing up
- trueChildren of alcoholics -- Biography
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Walls, Jeannette
- Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia | Welch -- Case studies
- Child of Impaired Parents -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- trueFamily and Relationships -- Growing Up
- truePoor people -- West Virginia -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Relationships | Growing up
- Alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- Family Relations -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBooks to movies
- Homeless Persons -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities
- Summary
- The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2006.
- Alex Award, 2006.
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2005.
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Nonfiction, 2008.
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for High School, 2009.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2005
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2008
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 162654
- Cataloging source
- CLE
- Dewey number
-
- 362.82092
- B
- Illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HV5132
- LC item number
- .W35 2006
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 1010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NLM call number
- WS 105.5.F2
- NLM item number
- W215 2006
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The glass castle : a memoir, Jeannette Walls
- Link
- Note
- Includes a preview of the author's book : Half broke horses
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 4213952
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 288, [11] pages
- Isbn
- 9780743247535
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- portraits
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm65210928
- (OCoLC)65210928
- Label
- The glass castle : a memoir, Jeannette Walls
- Link
- Note
- Includes a preview of the author's book : Half broke horses
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 4213952
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 288, [11] pages
- Isbn
- 9780743247535
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- portraits
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm65210928
- (OCoLC)65210928
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBooks to movies
- trueChild neglect victims -- Biography
- Child of Impaired Parents -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- trueChildren of alcoholics -- Biography
- trueChildren of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography
- Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia | Welch -- Biography
- Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia | Welch -- Case studies
- trueEccentrics and eccentricities
- Family Relations -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- trueFamily and Relationships -- Growing Up
- trueFamily relationships
- trueGrowing up
- Homeless Persons -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) | New York
- Homeless persons -- New York (State) -- New York | Family relationships
- trueHomeless persons -- New York City
- trueLife stories -- Relationships | Growing up
- Poor -- West Virginia | Welch -- Biography
- truePoor people -- West Virginia -- Biography
- Poverty -- West Virginia -- Autobiography
- Walls, Jeannette
- Walls, Jeannette
- trueWalls, Jeannette -- Childhood and youth
- trueWelch, West Virginia -- Biography
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueAutobiography
- trueBiography
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCase studies
- trueFamily and Relationships
- trueLife stories
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2006
- trueAlex Award: 2006
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Adult Nonfiction for Young Adults: 2005
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Nonfiction (Grades 6-12)
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2005
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Paperback Nonfiction
- trueVirginia Readers' Choice Award: High School (Grades 10-12)
- trueYALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound - Social Sciences: 2009
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Narrative Non-Fiction: Inspired by Actual Events (2015)
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: What Makes a Family? (2008)
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2006.
- Award
- Alex Award, 2006.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2005.
- Award
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Nonfiction, 2008.
- Award
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for High School, 2009.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2005
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2008
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- Award
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
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