Helen Frost lived in Brookings until she was 11, while her father served as Director of Athletics at South Dakota State College (now University, where Frost Arena bears his name). She is the author of two poetry collections, 11 novels-in-poems, and seven picture books. Frost’s awards include the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship, and a Michael L. Printz honor. She now lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Featured Book: All He Knew

Website: http://helenfrost.net

HELEN’S EVENTS:

• Thursday, Sept. 22 @ 11:00 a.m. – Backyard Explorations: Paying Attention to the Little Things – Washington Pavilion Belbas Theater, Sioux Falls
• Thursday, Sept. 22 @ 1:30 p.m. – Backyard Explorations: Paying Attention to the Little Things – Washington Pavilion Stage Science, Sioux Falls
• Friday, Sept. 23 @ 1:30 p.m. – Backyard Explorations: Paying Attention to the Little Things – Children’s Museum of South Dakota Party on One, Brookings
• Friday, Sept. 23 @ 3:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event– Oscar Larson PAC, Room 140
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 11:00 a.m. – Memories of a Brookings Childhood ad How They Pop Up in My Books – Children’s Museum of South Dakota Party on One, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 12:00 p.m. – Author Signing Event– Oscar Larson PAC, Room 140

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