{"product_id":"the-glass-castle-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Glass Castle: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeannette Walls\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BELOVED #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER--FROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eHANG THE MOON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, \"nothing short of spectacular\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir from one of the world's most gifted storytellers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, has been a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glass Castle: A Memoir\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987469959469,"sku":"9780743247542","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cEF6MnlvQlJNL2xCY01Ya2Y1WllDQT09.webp?v=1776178897","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-glass-castle-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}