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An edition of The Glass Castle (2005)

The glass castle

a memoir

by

  • ★★★★ 4.45 ·
  • 42 Ratings
  • 362 Want to read
  • 21 Currently reading
  • 80 Have read

A story about the early life of Jeannette Walls. The memoir is an exposing work about her early life and growing up on the run and often homeless. It presents a different perspective of life from all over the United States and the struggle a girl had to find normalcy as she grew into an adult.

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English
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288

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Poor, Problem families, Dysfunctional families, Homeless persons, Case studies, New York Times bestseller, Family relationships, nyt:paperback_nonfiction=2007-03-03, Biography, Children of alcoholics, Extraterrestrial beings, Science fiction, Survival, War, Fiction, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Child of Impaired Parents, Family Relations, Large type books, West virginia, biography, Rural poor, Poor, united states, Journalists, biography, New York Times reviewed, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2011-02-13, Casos de estudio, Biografi a., Hijos de padres alcoho licos, Desamparados, Pobres, Familias problema ticas, Relaciones familiares, Familias problemáticas, Hijos de padres alcohólicos, Personas sin hogar, Biografía, Childhood and youth, Women journalists, Pobreza, Families, Hijos de alcohólicos, Familias, Poverty, Relaciones de familia, Problemas familiares, Biographies, Enfance et jeunesse, Famille, Enfants d'alcooliques, Familles inadaptées, Cas, Études de, Pauvres, Sans-abri, Relations familiales, Enfant d'alcoolique, Famille dysfonctionnelle, Itinérance, Jeunesse (Biographie), Pauvreté, Biographie, Enfant de parents alcooliques, Document, collectionID:EanesChallenge, collectionID:ConroeChallenge, Adult Children, Personal Narratives, Alcoholism, collectionID:bannedbooks, Walls, jeannette, Family relations, Child of impaired parents, 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, Poor--west virginia--welch--biography, Homeless persons--family relationships, Homeless persons--new york (state)--new york--family relationships, Homeless persons--family relationships--new york (state)--new york, Hv5132 .w35 2005, Ws 105.5.f2 w215g 2005, 362.82/092 b, Social work & human services, General & miscellaneous biography, United states studies, Family memoirs - biography, Public affairs & policies, Patient narratives, Social problems
People
Jeannette Walls, Rose Mary Walls, Rex Walls, Brian Walls, Lori Walls, Maureen Walls, Jeannette Walls (1960-)
Places
Welch, West Virginia, United States, New York (State), New York, Nueva York, Nueva York (Estado), Estados Unidos, États-Unis, Virginie-Occidentale, New York (État)

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Le château de verre
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El castillo de cristal
2008, Suma de letras, Santillana USA
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The glass castle: a memoir
2007, Scribner
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Bo li cheng bao: The glass castle
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2006, Scribner
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The glass castle
2005, Virago
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2005, Scribner
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Genre
Biography., Case studies.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.82/092, B
Library of Congress
HV5132 .W35 2005

The Physical Object

Format
Hardback
Pagination
288 p. ;
Number of pages
288

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3309881M
ISBN 10
0743247531
LCCN
2004058907
OCLC/WorldCat
56590629
Library Thing
7903
Goodreads
240126

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