Helen Thorpe is an award-winning journalist who lives in Denver, Colorado. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Texas Monthly, and 5280. Her most recent book, “The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom,” is the 2018 PPLD All Pikes Peak Read selection.

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