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• List: Alex Awards
• Genre: Nonfiction
• Award year: 2006

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  The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  By Jeannette Walls

  This empowering memoir recounts the strength and creativity of the Walls children as they overcome the poverty and social challenges their parents brought upon them.

  • Nonfiction
  • Narrative Non-Fiction: Inspired by Actual Events
  • Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2015, Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2009, Alex Awards 2006
  • ISBN: 9780743247542
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  Jesus Land: A Memoir

  By Julia Scheeres

  Scheere's unflinching memoir chronicles life in rural Indiana with her disciplinarian father, fundamentalist mother, and adopted African American brothers. Each child finds a way to survive, with very different endings.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2006
  • ISBN: 9781582433387