--- product_id: 1694920 title: "The Silver Star" brand: "jeannette walls" price: "¥3422" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/1694920-the-silver-star store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Silver Star **Brand:** jeannette walls **Price:** ¥3422 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Silver Star by jeannette walls - **How much does it cost?** ¥3422 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/1694920-the-silver-star) ## Best For - jeannette walls enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jeannette walls brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon , Jeannette Walls’s gripping coming-of-age novel about two sisters “transports us with her powerful storytelling...contemplates the extraordinary bravery needed to confront real-life demons in a world where the hardest thing to do may be to not run away” ( O, The Oprah Magazine ). It is 1970 in a small town in California. “Bean” Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is fifteen when their artistic mother, Charlotte, takes off to find herself, leaving her girls enough money to last a month or two. When Bean returns from school one day and sees a police car outside the house, she and Liz decide to take the bus to Virginia, where their widowed Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that’s been in Charlotte’s family for generations. An impetuous optimist, Bean soon discovers who her father was, and hears stories about why their mother left Virginia in the first place. Money is tight, and the sisters start babysitting and doing office work for Jerry Maddox, foreman of the mill in town, who bullies his workers, his tenants, his children, and his wife. Liz is whip-smart—an inventor of word games, reader of Edgar Allan Poe, nonconformist. But when school starts in the fall, it’s Bean who easily adjusts, and Liz who becomes increasingly withdrawn. And then something happens to Liz in the car with Maddox. Jeannette Walls has written a deeply moving family novel about triumph over adversity and about people who find a way to love each other and the world, despite its flaws and injustices. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.6 x 8 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | Isbn 10 | 1451661541 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1451661545 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print Length | 304 pages | | Publication Date | June 3, 2014 | | Publisher | Scribner | ## Images ![The Silver Star - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81xWLhW6OjL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fun read *by on Reviewed in the United States July 30, 2026* I really enjoyed this book, as I have her others. Her writing is sharp and her characters interesting. Who doesn't love a dysfunctional Southern family? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, not great, but enjoyable *by on Reviewed in the United States June 24, 2013* Like most other reviewers, I will preface my review by stating that The Glass Castle is one of my all-time favorite books. I try to pass my copy onto anyone who will take it. I was so thrilled with GC that I purchased her follow-up Half Broke Horses, which I also thoroughly enjoyed and lent to my mother to read. Somehow last month, I stumbled upon a review of a new Jeannette Walls book and I was very excited to get my copy. It's an easy read for sure and a quick one. Overall, I liked it. It had the same feel as GC (Liz and Bean vs Lori and Jeannette, carefree Mother) and as I started to read I was excited for the adventure I was about to take part in, however it ended up feeling like I had ridden the kiddie Dragon Roller Coaster rather than the 200ft drop mega coaster, if you get what I mean. Although there are strong similarities between this book and GC, GC was more detailed and developed and really kept the reader drawn to the story. I can only guess it's because the author had so much more to go on because she had lived the story in GC, unlike this book. Each day when I picked the book up to read more about Bean & Liz's journey and then new life in Byler, I was waiting to get to the 'good part'; where the story would really take that turn into GreatBookLand, but it never did. Don't get me wrong, it's a good story and I will recommend it, but it was no sheer page turner. Level 1 Glass Castle if you will...a good starter book. One review I read said to think of The Silver Star as a prequel to what's to come and looking back at the story line and ending, I can see how this could be possible and I actually am hoping it will turn out that way. In the mean time, I will just reach over for my copy of GC when I want a good read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant *by on Reviewed in the United States July 4, 2026* Jeannett Walls...a fabulous, beyond creative read!! Your characters completely unique and loveable, of course, all but one and that takes little time to figure out. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Silver Star: A Novel - Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel - Hang the Moon: A Novel --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/1694920-the-silver-star](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/1694920-the-silver-star) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*