[inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. Thank you for coming. We are going to get started. I want to thank everyone for being here at the last events of the year. We are honored. Thank you for coming. We are happy to welcome the bestselling author and if you havent read her works of art or others are soldier girls and just like us and the newcomers of what youre celebrating this evening. Shes able to bring together all the answers to make global citizens out of all of her readers. Tonight her story is one of a world issue that takes place in the backyard in denver. It follows 22 refugees in the United States speaking 14 languages all in the same classroom in denver. It is a gripping heartfelt powerful story so without further ado, please join me in welcoming helen thorpe. [applause] [applause] im thrilled to be back at one of my favorite bookstores. I love with nicole and the entire staff here have done. My local independent bookstore is like home away from home, so i am attached to
Organized crime and terrorist groups. Also neil allen and joel gerschenfeld. Ed asker in shares his naughts on todays political thoughts on todays political issues. And john wheeler who explored theories of quantum reality and time. Thats just a handful of programs over this threeday weekend on booktv on cspan2. For a complete schedule, visit booktv. Org. Now we kick off this long weekend with journalist helen thorpe who reports on the assimilation of 22 immigrant teenagers over the course of a school year in denver. [inaudible conversations] hi, everyone. Thank you so much for coming. Were going to get started. I just want to thank everyone for being here for our last event of the year. We are completely honored to have helen thorpe. [laughter] thank you all for coming so much. This evening, were happy to welcome helen thorpe. If you havent realize her works of art, youre in for a treat on your first book that you read. Her other books are soldier girls and just like us, and the newco