The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

I loved this book from the minute I opened the first page. It takes you on a journey with a family that lives in poverty. The parents are so absent most of the time that it makes you wonder how these children ever survive. The father is so endearing that you can’t help but love him and you are rooting for him to change and to step up as a parent. The mother makes you want to shake her till she sees the light. In the end all anyone can do is the best they can to survive.<br />
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The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
From the first page of this book you think you know what is going on and what's going to happen. But every page leads you down a new path. I loved learning about the Carney life as some of my ancestors were carnies. It helped me to picture what kind of life they must have had. This book is a quick read as you can't put down till you are finished.
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We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
This book was so good but such a hard read. The content will break your heart and yet at the same time you are celebrating the humans will to survive and the spirit to go on in the midst of the most horrible things humans can do to one another. The novel has detailed historical accounts some of which I never knew. You find yourself rooting for this family to survive, stay together and to find each other in the end. It shows a slice of history that many say now never happened or many want to try to erase. Give this book a try and you won’t regret it.
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