Author, Poet, Educator

Where this extraordinary human being made me a little emotional! From E-Train My Interview With Award-Winning Middle-Grade Author &...

Macmillan and Tantor Audio have done an incredible job bringing THE GRAY to life as an audio book. Caleb Summers is an incredible...

On the Radio! I had the opportunity to be on NPR/KPBS San Diego "Midday Edition" to talk about my new book THE GRAY & the topic of...

My next book, co-authored with Rajani LaRocca, THE SECRET OF THE DRAGON GEMS comes out 8/29-but you can get it early--come and hang out...

My newest book, The Secret of the Dragon Gems, comes out on August 29th! My co-author, Rajani Larocca, and I are so excited to share this...

The Gray tells the story of some unique kids, Ivy, Eli, and especially Sasha—he’s been bullied at his middle school and his anxiety,...

Huge thanks to Betsy Bird & @sljournal for sharing this excerpt from my next middle grade novel, THE GRAY coming out 6/13. You can learn...

Ask the Author: A Conversation with Author Chris Baron This blog post is part of our National Reading Month series focused on how reading...

I know some folks have asked me if I will be teaching about writing verse novels...YES! It's a dream come true for me to say that my...

THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT is nominated for a Kids' Book Choice Award (from The Children's Book Council-Every Child A Reader) in the category...

Amazing book news! So overwhelmed with joy seeing THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT selected by School Library Journal as a BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK...

THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT made the New York Public Library's BEST BOOKS of 2021! This means the world to a kid who grew up going there. So...