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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
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This is a remarkable story of survival. How Jeannette Walls made it out of her family intact and alive makes her memoir a page turner that you will not be able to put down. While other memoirs often leave us questioning their veracity, Walls convinces us that she lived through the terror of growing... more info

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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
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i think the book could have gone through one more review period/editing, but for the most part it was full of entertaining stories. i dont want to pick it apart for its redundancies, but sometimes the author got carried away with using certain manners of speech, puns, etc. over and over again. also,... more info

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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
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I feel I learned more about the history of Iran through the eyes of a little girl who was practically forced to become an adult by the age of 14 than most textbooks. Marjane Satrapi, or "Marji" captured my attention, thanks to the successful marriage of her "crudely-drawn" panels and approachable... more info

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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
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Too funny! I was born in the 60's, but this book has given me a thorough understanding of life in the 50's - all the innocence and fun. So interesting, but mainly, laugh out loud funny! Fun for young adults and older folks, this book will appeal to any age who wants at least a couple of laughs PER... more info

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Running with Scissors: A Memoir
from St. Martin's Paperbacks
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More entertaining in a fascinating way than hilarious but still worth every minute spent reading. I couldn't put it down. I disagree with people who say this book is offensive; i'd rather read one of Augusten's books than watch any U.S. news channel anyday - at least his work displays intelligence... more info

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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
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This book helped open my eyes to what children go through in Foster Care. It helped me to relize that you can't judge a book by its cover. That the struggle for acceptance,love acknowledgement or to be recognized can consume & overwhelm a child...to even the point of doing something you know in... more info

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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Price: $10.17

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I certainly enjoyed this book. We will be reading this book as a choice for a book club. There is a lot to discuss-from the family life to the unrest that is pertinent to what was once Rhodesia and is now suddenly thrust into the spotlight as Zimbabwe. Ms. Fuller takes you to a place that few in... more info

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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
from Broadway
Price: $16.50

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As a kid growing up in the Midwest in the 1950s, I totally related to Bill Bryson's recounting of his childhood in Iowa. He did all sorts of stuff kids today would never get away with - their mothers would be horrified. Of course, much of his recollections are exaggerated, but not so much so that... more info

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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana (Today Show Book Club #3)
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In the first 75 pages of this warm and fuzzy book, the following happens (and not much else): a piglet dies, a dog dies of worms, a hen and rooster are dragged off by dogs, the dogs get shot, a cat is stolen and starved in a basement, oh, and a rabbit has its ears stapled to a fence and its head... more info

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Hope's Boy: A Memoir
from Hyperion
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This is not a book to miss. All too often, it falls to a teacher to recognize and act on the needs of a child. It can be a responsibility of a parent to make their children aware of the meaning of "foster children" and how to treat and include these children into their activities. Andy's story is... more info

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