(I know Ashly and Jenn would love it. )
PG 13 for language (at least it;'s not made up for entertainment value)
Jeannette's sisters Lori, Maureen and brother Brian, endured a childhood that could have been torn out of the history pages citing the Great Depression. Starvation, bad hygiene, and lack of personal safety was an everyday habit in the Walls home - or homes - since they moved from town to town.
Both parents were incredibly bright and talented beings. Sadly, they had big schemes on which they could never follow through. Rex Walls was a mathematician who came from a squalor home in West Virginia, and Rose Mary was a prolific artist.
My favorite moments from the book is Jeannette using a black marker on her knee so the hole in her black tights would not show. Every chapter leaves you speechless.
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