The Silver Star

If you were a young kid, would you be courageous enough to defy the adult world?

"The Silver Star" by Jeannette Walls asks that question. As you may know already, Jeannette Walls is also the author of "The Glass Castle," so I had high hopes about this book. I was not disappointed. The novel is about a young girl and sister whose mother is a flighty, unstable woman who cannot take care of them. So they save up enough money to travel to their uncle's house, where they take jobs working for a "nice" man. The man does something to the older sister, which changes their lives forever. "The Silver Star" is all about a young optimistic girl trying to fight against the injustices and unfairness of the adult world. The love the sisters have for each other is very apparent throughout the entire novel and they are willing to do anything for each other. I think Jeannette Walls based this relationship off of her own relationship with her sisters. I am very glad I read "The Glass Castle" before I read this because I was able to make connections from "The Silver Star" to Jeannette Walls's life and "The Glass Castle."
The book is suspenseful and you find yourself rooting for the courageous girls, wanting them to succeed. I would recommend this book for young teenagers/young adults

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