The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeannette Walls which showcases and discusses in the moment the adversities that she and her family face, both internally and externally. If you like books where the main character finally realizes the harsh reality they are in and does something about it (and succeeds), you will love The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls narrates the story of her traumatic childhood. As the story progresses, we see Jeannette growing -

If you like books that have a child growing and pulling itself out of a bad upbringing as the child grows older, you‘re in luck, The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls in which she tells the story of her extremely traumatic childhood. We get to see her thought process during and after every event that occurs as well as how she deals with it as she grows with her family. A theme from the book is resilience, the Walls endures as-