By Jeannett Walls
This is a memoir of Jeannett’s life growing up. Her life was really tough she was badly burned at the age of 3 cooking hotdogs to feed her self. She and her family moving from one temporary place to another. Having an alcoholic father and a mom who was obsessed with writing and painting who wouldn’t cook or brush their hair. All the kids learned to be tough, not to cry when they fell, or complain if they hadn’t eaten all day. Her life wasnt all bad mixed in with the crazy stuff where some amazing things. How many people can say that when they where kids the had a tiger lick their hand? Just before she and her younger brother Brian where teens their family moved to her father’s home town of Walsh, West Virgina. They had to deal with freezing weather and no running water or electricy in a place no better than a slum. Her older sister Lorie an artist planned with Jeannett to escape to NYC as soon as she graduated. They saved up money for months only to have their father steel and drink all the escape money away. Lorie did get to leave on time and then so did jeannett. They got stable in the city with an apartment and jobs before sending for Brian, and then Maureen. Their parents soon moved up to but became homeless and living on the street. Jeannette and her siblings soon (except Maureen who runs away to California the place she was born after becoming a druggie and getting in trouble for stabbing her mom) lead normal lifes, get married establish carriers buy homes. Jeannette fianly overcomes all the troubles she had grown up with.
I love those book my older sister Sarah gave it to me and i have read it so many times it has become like a bible to me. I have gotten my sister to read it so she would know what im talking about all the time. My life hasnt been that normal but camperd to hers it was easy growing up not traveling in the back of a moving van holding my baby sister and having the doors burst open on the road. She really had to be brave growing up with a life like that. I think her book was amazing. I also read her book Half Brook Horses it’s the story about her grandmothers life. I think if you havent read this book yet you should.
