Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Author: Walls, Jeannette. Title: The glass castle : a memoir / Jeannette Walls. Publisher, Date: New York : Scribner, 2009. Description: 288 p. ; 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: Christopher Award, 2006. Bettendorf High School 10th grade reading selection (2023) 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 -- New York (State) -- New York -- Family relationships. Genre: Autobiographies. Biographies. ISBN: 9781439156964 1439156964 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 351764 Other Number: 317923492 # System items in: 1 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1