Helen Landalf – Young Adult
Helen Landalf: Your Young Adult Expert Guide
Helen Landalf's debut young adult novel, Flyaway, was released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in December, 2011. She is also author of two picture books, including The Secret Night World Of Cats (Smith & Kraus, 1998), which was illustrated by her autistic brother, Mark Rimland, and received a 1998 Parent Publishing Association Honor award, as well as five nonfiction books for teachers on integrating dance and drama into the curriculum.
She was born and raised in San Diego, California, where she majored in Drama at San Diego State University, and then relocated to upstate New York, where she studied in the Professional Actor’s Training Program at SUNY Purchase. She finally landed in Seattle, Washington, and completed her B.A. in Drama and received a K-8 Teaching Certification from the University of Washington. She also holds a Certificate in Editing from the University of Washington's Extension Program and has worked as a freelance content and copyeditor. She resides with her husband in Seattle and has two stepsons, one of whom serves in the Air Force. When not writing, she works as a Pilates instructor and teaches Creative Dance to preschoolers.
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Articles By Helen
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See Helen In Person
Flyaway Reading and Signing, Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m., at Village Books in Bellingham, Washington Flyaway Reading and Signing, Sunday, February 12, 1 p.m., at Moonraker Books in Langley, Washington
Discover Helen's Books
Movement Stories for Young Children: Ages 3-6
The Secret Night World of Cats
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