The glass castle: a memoir
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York :
Format:
Book
Edition:
Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc:
288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Lexile measure:
1010L
Rating:
1010L
Status:
Description
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.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Bill (LPL) Nonfiction
B Walls
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Biographies
B WALLS WA
On Holdshelf
Woodbridge Adult Biography
B WALLS
On Shelf
Subjects
LC Subjects
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 -- 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.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781439156964, 1439156964
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure:
1010
Notes
Description
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.
Target Audience
1010L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.9,12.0,105049.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,5.9,12,105049
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Walls, J. The glass castle: a memoir. Scribner hardcover ed.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Walls, Jeannette, The Glass Castle: A Memoir. .
MLA Citation (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. Scribner hardcover ed.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
45857c25-9479-4093-cab9-51609411d7ed
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