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Trace Cummings wrote his first book //Estabrook at the young age of// 18 and he has been on a roll ever since. Cranking out a whopping three books a year, Trace has become one of the best-selling authors of all time, rivaling J.K Rowling and Dr. Seuss. Today, he resides in California with his wife, Sage, and their 2 kids.

Trace Cummings lives in South Africa and is married to actress Emma Watson. Together, the two of them make b-e-a-utiful babies.

Response: Both of these stories are similar in the sense that they both deal with family conflict. I think most people would agree that these stories are good examples of bad parenting. However, I disagree... as far as The Glass Castle excerpt goes anyway(I didn't even read the other one but I got the idea). Jeannette Walls recalls the memory of petting the cheetah with her father rather fondly and it appears that she walked away from that particular incident unharmed and better for having experienced it. I cannot really say I can relate to these stories. Yes, I have pet a cheetah before but it was not in the same context. Nevertheless, I still enjoy telling people that I have pet a cheetah because it's just plain awesome so that leads me to the question.. Why wouldn't she want to tell people that story?

What do these stories have in common? What about them stands out to you? Can you relate anything from any of these stories to something in your own life? Why do you think the writers wrote these stories?

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