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Laura Manivong

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http://www.goodreads.com/LauraManivong

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Kansas City

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http://LauraManivong.com

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Young Adult, Children's Books

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February 2009

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Laura Manivong never knew she wanted to write books until she met her husband, but the clues were there all along. Her mother and grandfather were writers. Her college professor told her to keep writing, which made her wonder, write what? And her study at Missouri State University, after some detours, led her to a job as a television writer/producer. But after marrying Troy, it began to click. After eight years, two kids, and countless drafts, Escaping The Tiger was done, its pages based on Troy's experiences as a Lao refugee hoping for a new home.

Laura and Troy live in Kansas City, where she was born and raised, and where he started life over at 19. They share their house with their two lovely, loud children, their louder dog, and ever-shi...more

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Will My Sorrow Count?

I lost two friends to suicide in the same week, 32 years after I lost my dad the same way. The first was a beloved coworker who lit up any room just by buzzing through, the second was my best friend from childhood, Tracy. She was fearless, imaginative, accepting, and showered her love on every [...]

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Books by Laura Manivong

Average rating: 4.25 · 52 ratings · 27 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Escaping the Tiger 4.18 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	One Smart Fish by Laura Manivong (Goodreads Author), Suzanne Beaky (Illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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Dracula

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Laura Manivong is now friends with Talita Ackles
Mar 06, 2012 07:47pm
Laura Manivong liked Jean Haberman's review of Escaping the Tiger: " I never had to experience the immigrant / refugee experience, but I personally know people who escaped from Laos to Thiland refugee camps and then to the U.S. In this story, Vonlai and his family have to leave the only home he has ever known to es... " Read more of this review »
Feb 11, 2012 06:36pm · see review
Laura Manivong liked Nancy's review of Escaping the Tiger: " This is an excellent YA novel about a family who escapes the Pathet Lao in 1982 and goes to a refugee camp in Thailand. They are hoping to get to the United States immediately, but instead have to spend years in that camp in poverty conditions. It... " Read more of this review »
Dec 09, 2011 09:55am · see review
Laura Manivong gave to: The Blood Lie: A Novel by Shirley Reva Vernick (Goodreads Author) read in November, 2011	My rating:
Nov 15, 2011 12:56pm
Laura Manivong added: Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King (Goodreads Author) read in September, 2011	My rating:
Sep 14, 2011 07:52pm
Laura Manivong marked as to-read: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness	My rating:
Aug 31, 2011 10:48am
Laura Manivong added: La Llorona/The Weeping Woman: An Hispanic Legend Told in Spanish and English by Joe Hayes	My rating:
Aug 29, 2011 06:24am
Laura Manivong added: Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1) by Caragh M. O'Brien (Goodreads Author) read in August, 2011	My rating:
Aug 29, 2011 06:24am
Laura Manivong added: Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz read in August, 2011	My rating:
Aug 29, 2011 06:23am
Laura Manivong liked Heather's review of Crossing the Tracks: " Just plain fabulous. I loved this book from beginning to end. "
Jul 11, 2011 09:22am · see review