Chris Baron
@baronchrisbaron.bsky.social
MG author of ALL OF ME & THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT-THE GRAY 23 & more in 24 @FeiwelFriends, English Prof, Poet, ig: christhebearbaron
Twitter @baronchrisbaron
Twitter @baronchrisbaron
Big News for SPARK! I am delighted to share that SPARK has been selected as a finalist for CALIBA’s 2025 Golden Poppy Awards for Middle Grade! Congrats to the other nominees!
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Big News for SPARK! I am delighted to share that SPARK has been selected as a finalist for CALIBA’s 2025 Golden Poppy Awards for Middle Grade! Congrats to the other nominees!
What a great way to finish up a wonderful whirlwind at NCTE on a panel with these great authors and educators! So grateful for all the incredible educators who joined us on the very last day!
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What a great way to finish up a wonderful whirlwind at NCTE on a panel with these great authors and educators! So grateful for all the incredible educators who joined us on the very last day!
Awesome times at NCTE with Spark!
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Awesome times at NCTE with Spark!
NCTE TODAY! (Friday). Hope to see you💙
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NCTE TODAY! (Friday). Hope to see you💙
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
Great panels and I’ll be signing SPARK with MacKids in the AUTHOR SIGNING AREA 4:00!
NCTE is extra meaningful this year! As always, I’m most looking forward to connecting with friends and educators. I’ll be a part of all these panels and signing SPARK Friday at 4. Hope to see you!
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NCTE is extra meaningful this year! As always, I’m most looking forward to connecting with friends and educators. I’ll be a part of all these panels and signing SPARK Friday at 4. Hope to see you!
Loved hanging out, meeting readers, and signing books at Barnes and Noble in Brea!
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Loved hanging out, meeting readers, and signing books at Barnes and Noble in Brea!
Join me Wednesday! For an IG Live with @bn_classwork talking all about SPARK! WED 11/5 2:30 PM PST 5:30 PM EST
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We’re going live with award-winning author Chris Baron to talk about his heartfelt new novel Spark — a story of friendship, identity, and finding your voice.
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We’re going live with award-winning author Chris Baron to talk about his heartfelt new novel Spark — a story of friendship, identity, and finding your voice.
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Join me Wednesday! For an IG Live with @bn_classwork talking all about SPARK! WED 11/5 2:30 PM PST 5:30 PM EST
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We’re going live with award-winning author Chris Baron to talk about his heartfelt new novel Spark — a story of friendship, identity, and finding your voice.
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We’re going live with award-winning author Chris Baron to talk about his heartfelt new novel Spark — a story of friendship, identity, and finding your voice.
Fun to see SPARK’s starred review highlighted with these amazing MG books on this list from School Library Journal “26 Spectacular Titles…”
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Fun to see SPARK’s starred review highlighted with these amazing MG books on this list from School Library Journal “26 Spectacular Titles…”
A third star for SPARK! Thank you SLJ!
September 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A third star for SPARK! Thank you SLJ!
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
September 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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
SPARK in USA TODAY!
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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!
August 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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.
August 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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.
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!
August 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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!
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💙
July 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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💙
Happy bookday to SPARK! Thankful to everyone who made this book real and in the world! A love letter to our environment, wildlife, and the people who care for our world- most of all to anyone- especially the young and young at heart who find hope after trauma & turn into action!
July 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy bookday to SPARK! Thankful to everyone who made this book real and in the world! A love letter to our environment, wildlife, and the people who care for our world- most of all to anyone- especially the young and young at heart who find hope after trauma & turn into action!
Wow! What a lovely surprise to find this spread for SPARK in the “Books” section of the Sunday paper! Huge thanks to The San Diego Union Tribune and Pam Kragen! SPARK comes out Tuesday! Book launch at Warwicks Thursday night!
July 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wow! What a lovely surprise to find this spread for SPARK in the “Books” section of the Sunday paper! Huge thanks to The San Diego Union Tribune and Pam Kragen! SPARK comes out Tuesday! Book launch at Warwicks Thursday night!
Sometimes we get a moment
June 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Sometimes we get a moment
Giveaway! SPARK comes out one month and one day from today.. Thanks to MacKids BooksThere is a finished copy giveaway of SPARK going on right now on Goodreads! They are giving away 20 finished copies. I put the direct link in the comments!
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Giveaway! SPARK comes out one month and one day from today.. Thanks to MacKids BooksThere is a finished copy giveaway of SPARK going on right now on Goodreads! They are giving away 20 finished copies. I put the direct link in the comments!
Finally grew some strawberries- against all odds and rabbits and raccoons and coyotes and squirrels and skunks and chickens. #hopefulfarmer
June 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Finally grew some strawberries- against all odds and rabbits and raccoons and coyotes and squirrels and skunks and chickens. #hopefulfarmer
Happy Pride Everyone!
June 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Happy Pride Everyone!
Full of tears and joy today. It's a Starred Review for SPARK! Thank you Booklist for such an insightful and powerfully connected review. Finn and Rabbit's story is out July 15th from Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan!
May 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Full of tears and joy today. It's a Starred Review for SPARK! Thank you Booklist for such an insightful and powerfully connected review. Finn and Rabbit's story is out July 15th from Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan!
Siblings reunited. Right after a volleyball tournament - drove to LA to pick up the college kid I’m the worst at trying to capture moments- but this unforced, unplanned moment between siblings just might be what love looks like.
May 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Siblings reunited. Right after a volleyball tournament - drove to LA to pick up the college kid I’m the worst at trying to capture moments- but this unforced, unplanned moment between siblings just might be what love looks like.