Noted reasons for challenging the book include its "offensive language" and being "sexually explicit". 9 on the Office for Intellectual Freedom's list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2012. It has been used in North American grade school curriculum, leading to some controversy, as The Glass Castle was listed No. The Glass Castle has received broad readership and positive critical feedback for Walls' balanced perspective on the positives and negatives of her childhood. The book's title refers to her father's ultimate unfulfilled promise, to build his dream home for the family, a glass castle. Despite her family's flaws, their love for each other and her unique perspective on life allowed her to create a successful life of her own, culminating in a career in journalism in New York City. Walls recounts her dysfunctional and nomadic yet vibrant upbringing, emphasizing her resilience and her father's attempts toward redemption. The Glass Castle is a 2005 memoir by American author Jeannette Walls. Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip
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