Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family

101 Stories about the Wacky, Lovable People in Our Lives Amy Newmark

Published by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC www.chickensoup.com

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Names: Newmark, Amy, compiler.

Title: Chicken soup for the soul : my crazy family : 101 stories about the wacky, lovable people in our lives / [compiled by] Amy Newmark.

Other Titles: My crazy family : 101 stories about the wacky, lovable people in our lives

Description: [Cos Cob, Connecticut] : Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, [2018]

Identifiers: ISBN 9781611599770 (print) | ISBN 9781611592771 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Families--Literary collections. | Families--Anecdotes. | LCGFT: Anecdotes.

Classification: LCC HQ734 .C45 2018 (print) | LCC HQ734 (ebook) | DDC 306.85--dc23

Library of Congress Control Number 2018933622