Just Like Us: The True Story of Four ...
Helen ThorpeJust Like Us tells the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. We meet the girls on the eve of their senior prom in Denver, Colorado. All four of the girls have grown up in the Unit...
The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friend...
Helen ThorpeFrom the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an "extraordinary" (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and "a reminder that in a...
Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three W...
Helen Thorpe"A raw, intimate look at the impact of combat and the healing power of friendship" (People): the lives of three women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the effect of their military service on their personal lives and fam...