About this title: Jeannette Walls's memoir revolves around her parents, who give the concept of bad parenting a whole new meaning. Her irresponsible romantic of a father was an inventor of outlandishly useless devices, and her mother, an artist, was his abettor. As the two of them dragged the family around the country on the run from creditors and from one bad idea ...
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Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780743247542ISBN:074324754X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2006-01-09
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2006
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2006-01-09
ISBN-13:9780743247542ISBN:074324754X
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"It's hard to believe things like this actually happen to children and that parents could be this selfish. It's even harder to believe that children with these life experiences and family problems could be so resilient. This book is the amazing story of the bizarre life events of Jeannette Walls. A must read."
"This book reminded me of growing up with my lunatic parents and their weird ways of dealing with life. At times, I wanted to cry and other times, I was laughing hysterically. It was a good book but that could be because I could relate to it."
"As I started reading this memoir of a young woman from a dysfunctional, low-income family, there were a few events that I could not believe were true because they were so bizarre. I thought it must be fiction.
The Walls family story is intriguing and sad at the same time. You see how her parents could end up homeless after their lifetime of doing the"
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