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Manivong, Laura

Escaping the Tiger

216 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-166177-8 $15.99
(3) 4-6 In 1982, twelve-year-old Vonlai's family flees from communist Laos only to suffer in a poorly equipped Thai refugee camp for four years. Despite the hardships, Vonlai learns life skills from a fellow refugee, a former Laotian Army colonel. This fictional story is based on Manivong's husband's experiences as a refugee, and the narrative details and the characters' relationships ring true.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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