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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

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4 out of 5
Based on 142 Ratings and 142 Reviews

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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Evelyn's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to raising her six sons and four daughte... More

Book Information
PublisherSimon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
BindingPaperback (26 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages352
ISBN-10B001PO68JM
Publication Date04/02/2002
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About Terry Ryan (Author) : Terry Ryan is a published author and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Terry Ryan include The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kid... more
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About Suze Orman (Foreword) : Suze Orman is credited in . Published credits of Suze Orman include The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less.
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