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The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is an incredible testimonial about growing up in extreme poverty, resiliency, and making a better future for herself. Jeanette’s fighting spirit and grit kept the wind in her sails as she weathered storm after personal storm. Moving and inspiring, I could not help but relate The Glass Castle to plausible situations I may encounter in my role as a School Counselor. There are students within Orange County schools who do not have the means to eat at home. For many students, the 1,000 – 1,200 calories that they might consume at school for breakfast and lunch is the extent of their daily food consumption
