Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Format: Book Author: Walls, Jeannette. Title: The glass castle : a memoir / Jeannette Walls. Edition: 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Scribner, 2006. ©2005 Description: 288 pages ; 24 cm 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. Notes: Reprint. Originally published: 2005. Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 5.9 12 SD Quiz 105049 English non-fiction. Contents: I.A woman on the street -- II. The desert -- III. Welch -- IV. New York City -- V. Thanksgiving. Subjects: Walls, Jeannette. 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 -- New York (State) -- New York. ISBN: 074324754X 9780743247542 1435271416 (Paw Prints) 9781435271418 (Paw Prints) Control Number: 1736296 Local Availability (physical copies):64 (of 89) System Availability (physical copies):64 (of 89) Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Map It Large Cover Image Availability MARC Record Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1