Book Review: 'The Silver Star,' By Jeannette Walls
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The novel is about two sisters, aged 12 and 15, who travel cross-country after their mother abandons them. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer says that not only the characters are adrift in this book, the story itself seems unsure of what it wants to be.
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Review: The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls — Clear Eyes, Full Shelves
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The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls, Paperback
The Glass Castle (reprint) (paperback) By Jeannette Walls : Target
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir (CD-Audio)
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The Glass Castle Book Review - Near North Now
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Powerful Pages: 'The Glass Castle' is a memoir of magic and misery by Jeannette Walls - The Eagle
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Review: Silver Star by Jeannette Walls