Book 15-The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio by Terry Ryan

I read this book for book club... It is the story of a mother of 10 children, trying to support all the kids with no job and an abusive and alcoholic husband. She earns money and prizes by entering jingle contests that were apparently all the rage in the 40s and 50s. At first, I had a hard time understanding her little one- and two-line jingles, but I got used to them eventually. This book and the characters really seemed too good to be true to me. I've been accused of reading only sad and depressing books, but this is one book that is definitely neither. And guess what?! I didn't like it. I guess I need something to think about when I read a book. If it had been a book where the hard-luck family had survived by doing something that I could do today, maybe I would have gotten more out of it. But as it was...eh. Certainly not my favorite book.