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Suggested keywords include: child welfare reform; combating addiction, homeless; bullying

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Internet Resources

Resources on The Glass Castle

• The Glass Castle - Reading Group Guides
  Offers some great discussions questions and information on the book.
• Reading Group Guide from Simon and Schuster
• Resources for themes in The Glass Castle from Atlantic Cape Community College

Author-related web sites and video Clips

• Jeanette Walls Official Author Page
  The official publisher website for Jeannette Walls.
• Jeannette Walls -- The Glass Castle -- Book Video
  Great clip on the author and the story behind The Glass Castle.
• Jeannette Walls, author of Glass Castle
  Part 1 of 2 of a lecture she gave.
• Jeannette Walls, author of Glass Castle
  Part 2 of 2 of a lecture she gave.
• Jeannette Walls at the Library of Congress - 2009 National Book Festival

Social Issues Resources

• Chester County Department of Human Services
• Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.
• Delaware County, Human Services Department
• Project H.O.M.E. (Housing, Opportunities for Employment, Medical Care, Education)