On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain
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University of Georgia Press, 2015.
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Debra Monroe., & Debra Monroe|AUTHOR. (2015). On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain . University of Georgia Press.

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Debra Monroe and Debra Monroe|AUTHOR. 2015. On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain. University of Georgia Press.

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Debra Monroe and Debra Monroe|AUTHOR. On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain University of Georgia Press, 2015.

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