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Violence
Some
Period violence in the frontier American setting; some physical danger
Language
Some
Adult language in the frontier American vernacular
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking in the period Western setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological force of a woman who refuses to be defeated by circumstances is the book's most compelling element
What this book is about
Jeannette Walls's 'true-life novel' follows her grandmother Lily Casey Smith from her 1900s Texas Panhandle childhood to her death in 1968. Lily was a teacher, horse trainer, rancher, and pilot who moved through the American West with formidable determination. Walls writes her grandmother's story with the same compelling directness as The Glass Castle. Adult content appropriate to the frontier American setting.
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