Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.

Recommended by Mrs. Cassell, English Teacher: “This book kept me up at night—it teaches readers about the importance of family, home, and making your own path.”

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