Chris Baron

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A third star for SPARK! Thank you SLJ!

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Sooo went to the thrift store with my girls- and while they were trying stuff on one of the workers saw me waiting and asked if I would help set up this reading nook with her! Best day ever

Book Review: SPARK by Chris Baron It is always a treat to read one of the books written by author Chris Baron. His previous books THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT, THE GREY, set the bar high for verse novels and never shy away from getting to…

Book Review: SPARK by Chris Baron darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/b... Amazing new book from author @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social

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A big highlight of the KPBS Book Festival was a chance to hang out with so many wonderful book people! Including this extraordinary human!

SPARK in USA TODAY!

A big highlight of the KPBS Book Festival was a chance to hang out with so many wonderful book people! Including this extraordinary human!

SPARK is a word with so many meanings—-there’s no doubt that spending time with all of these incredible writers at The Highlights Foundation is igniting a brand new Spark in me.

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Nerves getting the best of you when you're at school visits or other speaking events? Here are some tips to help! melissataylortips.substack.com/p/speaking-t... #kidlit #speakingtips

Melissa's review of Spark 4/5: Timely and powerful middle grade novel-in-verse by Chris Baron! Finn and Rabbit are best friends and neighbors, bonded by their love of nature and wildlife. When wildfires threaten their neighbor...

Spark by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social is a timely and powerful novel in verse for middle grade readers! A must-have for classroom libraries! Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social and
@macmillanpubusa.bsky.social for the eARC! goodreads.com/review/show/...

In reading Spark by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social , I wanted to highlight sentences/entire passages. In this novel in verse as Finn narrates, we are taken into an intense and moving journey of teens navigating the results of wildfires. Who and what survives? Outstanding title/begs to be read aloud

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Incredible night at Once Upon A Time Bookstore with these fantastic authors! Celebrating their books and the LA launch of SPARK! & a writing workshop with amazing kid writers who stunned us with imagination, optimism, talent, & a sense of wonder that had us spellbound! Thanks for a wonderful night!

Thanks @mrschureads.bsky.social !

SPARK by Chris Baron

#Bookaday I added @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social's SPARK to my 2025 Books I Love presentation: www.pinterest.com/mrschureads/...

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Two sadly relevant books about the aftermath of wildfires: @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social SPARK and @breenabard.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social WILDFIRE. msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/07/poet...

Graphic with a review of the book Spark by Chris Baron (a a picture of the cover) that I finished last night and loved. Review says "This is a moving middle grade book that is unfortunately timely being partly about wildfires and the environment, but it’s also about hope, regrowth, family, friends, community and being there for people in need in a multitude of ways. Written in beautiful verse giving the space for all the emotion in this one! Chris Baron is an auto buy for me!"

Can't wait to share this one in the fall with students as I know some who will already love this one and anyone who loves verse sure will! A timely topic and incredibly loveable characters you'll feel for! Be sure to pick this one up! #amreading #summerreading @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social

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Highly recommend this timely novel in verse! You won’t be able to out it down. @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

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What a fantastic night--SPARK is launched! THANK YOU to the standing room only crowd at Warwick's!  Megan and I had a blast talking about SPARK and AWAY and all things poetry, middle grade, and life. Thank you for an evening of hope and heart💙

Worlds on Fire: Can Hope Spark Healing? Books about wildfire, the changing climate, and the courage to make a difference, a guest post by Chris Baron Authors Chris Baron, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Shana Youngdahl, and Caroline Starr Rose talk about community, hope, courage, and wildfires.

@slj.com and @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social's roundup of books about wildfires includes our own @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social's PARADISE ON FIRE! We also have to recommend @breenabard.bsky.social's fantastic graphic novel WILDFIRE.
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Worlds on Fire: Can Hope Spark Healing? Books about wildfire, the changing climate, and the courage to make a difference, a guest post by Chris Baron Authors Chris Baron, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Shana Youngdahl, and Caroline Starr Rose talk about community, hope, courage, and wildfires.

Worlds on Fire: Can Hope Spark Healing? Books about wildfire, the changing climate, and the courage to make a difference, a guest post by Chris Baron

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Happy book birthday, @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social!!

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