The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

This memoir is fascinating. Having been raised in a traditional family (sure there were a few quirks) in the same town all of my growing years, I was in awe the way that some people lived their young lives. Of course it was not the children's choice - it was the parents'. Jeannette writes a book that will pull you in from the beginning. You know basically how it ends (after all she wrote the book!) but you want to know how she did it. I highly recommend this book!