A Pushcart Prize-winning writer for Brain, Child magazine and other prestigious periodicals describes how at the age of twenty-four, newly divorced and raising three children alone, she was rendered homeless and overcame difficult odds in order to safeguard her family's survival. 25,000 first printing.
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Michelle KennedyÂ’s Salon.com piece about this experience touched a nerve: E- mails and letters poured in from readers who wanted the whole story. Kennedy was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her work in Brain, Child magazine. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Seller: ELK CREEK HERITAGE BOOKS (IOBA), TOMS RIVER, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated: First published in 2005 by Viking Penguin. In addition, contains a complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with lavender boards, black spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "Michelle Kennedy recounts with humor and honesty how a few bad choices and missed chances pushed her below the poverty line and into a different life than she'd ever imagined. She shares each unvarnished detail of how, using her wits, a little luck, and a lot of courage, she survived disaster and, finally, triumphed.". Seller Inventory # M001468