Background
Mrs. Roybal was born in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on October 19, 1956. She is a daughter of Paul W. Husby (a drafting supervisor) and Jeanne A. Frahm Craighead (an office manager).
(At the age of ten, Billy was kidnapped by his natural fat...)
At the age of ten, Billy was kidnapped by his natural father from the adoptive family he had grown up in. Six years later, after being arrested in a minor bar brawl, Billy is returned to his adoptive family. Torn once again from the world he has come to know, Billy is forced to confront the painful memories of his ordeal. Why are they doing this? How can they just interrupt his whole life - again? They never really wanted him - they hadn't even tried to find him, had they?
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1994
(Jason Delgado gets sent to live with his paternal grandpa...)
Jason Delgado gets sent to live with his paternal grandparents after he gets shot at a school dance. His estranged father lives there also along with his cousin James.His resentment towards his father and cousin festers until he learns the truth about his cousin James.
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(When he was ten, Billy was kidnapped from his adoptive fa...)
When he was ten, Billy was kidnapped from his adoptive family by his father, a professional rodeo rider from New Mexico. Five and a half years later, just as suddenly, he was returned. A little over a year after this second upheaval, Billy seems to be adjusting to his new life, until his best freind from New Mexico kills himself.
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Mrs. Roybal was born in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on October 19, 1956. She is a daughter of Paul W. Husby (a drafting supervisor) and Jeanne A. Frahm Craighead (an office manager).
Laura (Husby) Roybal attended University of New Mexico from 1975 till 1977. In 1995 she graduated from New Mexico Highlands University and earned Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Mrs. Roybal is a writer. She has served as a book-keeper and office manager at Pecos Trail Contractors, Pecos, NM.
(When he was ten, Billy was kidnapped from his adoptive fa...)
(At the age of ten, Billy was kidnapped by his natural fat...)
1994(Jason Delgado gets sent to live with his paternal grandpa...)
Quotations:
"I always find it interesting when someone asks me why I like to write. People seldom ask painters why they paint or sculptors why they sculpt. There is an understanding among most people that artists create art because it fulfills a need deep inside themselves. Artists express their ideas, feelings, and opinions of events, cultures, and emotions through their artistry. It seldom occurs to people that writers often feel the same way."
"I don’t write because it’s ‘fun.’ Good writing 'n' volves a lot of hard work: organizing ideas, phrasing them, writing and rewriting them over and over till the meaning is exact and the style and form are just right. I write because 1 have to. I write because it lS the creative and artistic expression of the thoughts, ideas, goals, and concepts I hold, the same as a visual artist creates a picture or a statue to express ideas, or a musician creates sound. I use many of the same tools as these artists: rhythm and texture, color or tone, balance and focus. But I use them by how I choose my words, arranging them to create a rapid flow of information, or a gentle stream of thought, a violent emotion, or a peaceful tone, a clear and specific point, or a general theme."
"I can easily say that the greatest advantage to being a published author rather than just a hobby-writer is that my time sitting in my office is taken much more seriously by my family and friends, and by myself. The need to write was always there, but now that I am actually ‘an author,’ it’s a job rather than a desire, and therefore much more socially acceptable behavior. "
Laura (Husby) Roybal married Richard Roybal (a building contractor) on June 11, 1977. She has three children: Amanda Jeanne, Richard Daniel, Agatha Lucia Serendipity.