Opening Session with Keynote by Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls is a journalist and author of the memoir, "The Glass Castle," which has been on the New York Times best-sellers list for more than six years. The book was named one of the “Top 10 Books of the Decade” by Amazon.com. Her story gives hope to those facing challenges and makes them realize anything is possible.

Walls' follow-up to "The Glass Castle," "Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel" was an immediate New York Times best-seller and called "essential reading" by Library Journal. Her latest book, "The Silver Star" is also a New York Times best-seller.