This Non-Fiction novel is told by Jeannette Walls from when she was three years old until adulthood. Jeannette has an older sister named Lori and a younger brother named Brian. Jeannette and Brian love the outdoors, while Lori likes to read books and go to school. Jeannette's father, Rex Walls, is an alcoholic who likes to stay out all night in the bars. Rose Mary Walls, Jeannette's mother, can never hold down a job to supply the kids with food. The three year old Jeannette Walls is standing on a chair to boil her some hotdogs when her dress catches on fire and she gets burned severely. She goes to the hospital for a few days until Rex comes and gets her out of bed and leaves without paying the hospital bill. They have to skip town
