Vanderkam, Laura 1978-

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Vanderkam, Laura 1978-

PERSONAL:

Born December 5, 1978, in Raleigh, NC; married Michael Conway, September 4, 2004. Education: Princeton University, B.A., 2001.

ADDRESSES:

Home—New York, NY.

CAREER:

Writer. Young New Yorkers' Chorus, president.

WRITINGS:

(With Bob Davidson and Jan Davidson) Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2004.

(With David Clayton) The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living: How to Survive Your Bad Habits, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to periodicals, including USA Today.

Contributing editor, Reader's Digest.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Library Journal, April 1, 2004, Terry Christner, review of Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds, p. 105; November 1, 2005, Janice Flahiff, review of The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living: How to Survive Your Bad Habits, p. 106.

Publishers Weekly, February 9, 2004, review of Genius Denied, p. 70.

ONLINE

Laura Vanderkam Home Page, http://www.lauravanderkam.com (June 30, 2006).

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