Delaware County Community College

College-Wide Reading Program

Featured Book for 2010-2011
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls




Resource List

• Resources found in the DCCC Library
• Internet Resources
• Resources on The Glass Castle
• Social Issues Resources
• Other Resources and Events

Resources found in the DCCC Library

The DCCC Library has many resources to help support your research needs. Many themes (such as the social issues) found in The Glass Castle and literature-related information can be researched using library resources in print and online. Click here to view a suggested list of print resources. Recommended online resources include these library databases:

• Academic Search Premier via EBSCO


• MasterFile Premier via EBSCO


• Issues & Controversies


• Opposing Viewpoints

These databases are accessible on the library's database page. From off-campus users must login with your Academic Network Information.

For further assistance please contact the DCCC Librarians.

Internet Resources

Resources on The Glass Castle

• The Glass Castle - Reading Group Guides
  Offers some great discussions questions and information on the book.


• Reading Group Guide from Simon and Schuster
  


• Resources for themes in The Glass Castle from Atlantic Cape Community College
  

Author-related web sites and video Clips

• Jeanette Walls Official Author Page
  The official publisher website for Jeannette Walls.


• Conversations With Famous Writers: Jeannette Walls


• Jeannette Walls -- The Glass Castle -- Book Video
  Great clip on the author and the story behind The Glass Castle.


• Jeannette Walls Answers Your Questions


• Jeannette Walls, author of Glass Castle
  Part 1 of 2 of a lecture she gave.


• Jeannette Walls, author of Glass Castle
  Part 2 of 2 of a lecture she gave.


• Jeannette Walls at the Library of Congress - 2009 National Book Festival

Social Issues Resources

• Chester County Department of Human Services


• Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc.


• Delaware County, Human Services Department


• Family & Community Service of Delaware County


• Homeless in Philadelphia


• Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness (PCEH)


• Project H.O.M.E. (Housing, Opportunities for Employment, Medical Care, Education)


• Southeastern Pennsylvania InterGroup Association of Alcoholics Anonymous

Other Resources and Events

• Writing and Research Resources
  Compiled by DCCC's Reference Librarians.

Resources compiled by Reference Librarians, Erica Swenson Danowitz and Carol Videon and Instructional Design Specialist, Tina Shaffer

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Last Updated: December 2, 2010.