The glass castle a memoir
(CD audio book)
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Audiobook | CD AUDIO 362.82092 W215g | On Shelf |
Madison - Adult Audiobook | CD AUDIO 362.82092 W215g | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
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.
Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
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.
Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Walls, Jeannette.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, p2010.
Format
CD audio book
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (ca. 9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Reading Level
UG
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure
1010
Notes
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
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.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walls, J. (2010). The glass castle: a memoir . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. 2010. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir Simon & Schuster, 2010.
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