I was talking to group of guys. One was sharing his body image feelings. Then he said “but as a man, I would never talk about this openly though, would you?” Me:

Hello San Diego! Join us Monday!

Jewish American Heritage Month is here, and we want to draw your attention to our resource center featuring stories by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social, @dheiligman.bsky.social, @sarahkapit.bsky.social, Steve Sheinkin, Brigit Young, and more! bit.ly/4iZi0He #jewishamericanheritagemonth

So happy to share this extensive teachers guide for SPARK! Huge thanks to @sarahudson.bsky.social for all of the incredible work!

Huge thanks to New York City Public Schools (which I actually went to one million years ago) for including THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT on your reading list for Jewish American Heritage Month💙

So happy to share this extensive teachers guide for SPARK! Huge thanks to @sarahudson.bsky.social for all of the incredible work!

Explore themes of friendship, resilience, and environmental rebirth in the teacher's guide for SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social. A must for engaging students!🌿🔥 Guide by @saraphudson.bsky.social🙏🏽 bit.ly/4dh14LG

How many times per day should an author check their email? 🤔

With Jewish American Heritage Month coming up in May we wanted to draw your attention to our resource center featuring stories by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social, @dheiligman.bsky.social, @sarahkapit.bsky.social, Steve Sheinkin, Brigit Young, and more! bit.ly/4iZi0He #jewishamericanheritagemonth

If you know me-you know that I have to always go outside & stand near a tree.”The books of my heart are grounded in nature with the hope of inspiring joy, empathy, & connection with the environment-Earth Day reminds us to rediscover or maybe even renew this care for the Earth and each other🪾🌳

📚👍 #PoetryMonth Day 18 Spark by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social "For any young person who's ever felt powerless against the world, here are two kids doing all they can to understand their natural world and preserve it." #KidLit #VerseNovel

This #NationalPoetryMonth consider sharing SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social with your students! It's a Lone Star Reading List selection with three starred reviews, in which two friends find their way back to each other in a community recovering from a devastating wildfire ❤️ tinyurl.com/28tzpmv9

Thank you SDCC Creative Writing. I visited an incredible group of creative writing students & shared the book-writing journey(my books came with me:) They were so inspiring—world changers. Also—it was really fun to do a “school visit” where all I had to do was walk across campus!

Thank you to The Georgia Children’s Book Awards for selecting SPARK as part of this years Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl! 💙🍑

Pull up a chair (and maybe some matzah 😉) and join me for a special Passover episode of E Train Talks! 👉🏼Whether you’re celebrating, learning, or just curious, I’d love for you to tune in and watch the full episode. @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @joshlevy.bsky.social youtu.be/hz55DJppj7Q?...

This dear one moved in with the chickens- maybe to feel safe- to be a chicken- to just for a moment not feel afraid? “Why do the men come, do you suppose?” “Who knows why men do anything? Richard Adams, Watership Down

What an incredible evening at the STEAM Author Illustrator Showcase! Huge thanks to the San Diego County Office of Education for inviting me. So great to meet so many educators!

SPARK is a finalist for the 2027 Georgia Children’s Book Award! THANK YOU to the Librarians and everyone! I’m grateful that Spark will have the chance to reach so many more readers! What an incredible list. @gcbaconference

Yay! SPARK is nominated along with so many great books- for the South Carolina Children’s Book Award! Huge thanks to the South Carolina Association of School Libraries - & readers everywhere! This means the world!

We had so much fun geeking out about books with @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social for World Read Aloud Day! #wrad Loved this parting wisdom, "You are filled with stories waiting to be told." ✨ #kidlit #5thgradebooks

So many of our #DogEaredBookAward2025 readers loved Spark by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social . Here's one of our 7th grade reviews:

Tonight is the virtual ceremony for the CA Golden Poppy Book Awards! SPARK is a finalist for middle grade. Fingers crossed-but so grateful to be included with these other fantastic middle grade novels. This is my heart- & in a difficult world-books like these bring hope and understanding,

It's Banner Time! Celebrating the #DogEaredBookAward2025 nominees with these 7th grade banners! @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social

Wow! So excited that SPARK is long listed for The 2026 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards (PADIBA)for MG/YA! Honored to be alongside these incredible books! #PADIBA   #PADIBA2026    #readyourworld

In a post that nobody asked for 😬 here are some of my favorite -newer-middle grade books that I shared with readers at some of the schools I was lucky enough to visit this year! School visits really are the best. It always feels like Hope!

Seems like so much of our (writing) lives Is that everyday fight to get back to ourselves.

After a challenging year for our family, we are celebrating some of the good things of 2025 for my little novel in verse-SPARK from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan-the best part has been the support of educators, parents, & the awesome readers young& not as young💙 I know it’s just the start. thank you!

SPARK in USA TODAY!

Honored to see SPARK on this SLJ/Teen Librarian Tool Box list of favorite reads from 2025! There are so many great books on this list—there have been just so many great books this year—on the list and beyond! Thanks Amanda for reading hundreds of books and sharing your insights!

"Novels in verse are relevant for all kinds of readers"– @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social – contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Children's Verse Novelists. Award-winning author of three #versenovels incl. SPARK Heads up #VerseNovel #DiVerse #poetry enthusiasts.

Grateful to be a contributor to DIVERSE. Verse novels tell stories in music & image, & provide action along with deep dives into the internal ocean of a character. I talk about the writing process in my interview in DIVERSE, a collection of craft talks by awesome verse novelists!

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!

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!

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!

I'm so excited to be presenting with you this year, Chris! #NCTE2025

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!

Joining us at NCTE 2025 in Denver next week? Tap the link to access our NCTE resource center, where we've collected digital catalogs, a list of our NCTE programs and signings, and more! bit.ly/47Kpx86 #ncte #ncte2025 #edusky

Excited for #NCTE2025 in Denver this year! I'm looking forward to moderating panels with some amazing authors! Let me know if you're attending, would love to connect. @meganefreeman.bsky.social @sylvialiu.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

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 —————— 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.

Our #DogEaredBookAward2025 nominees! @katemessner.com Jennifer Nielsen, @dangemeinhart.bsky.social Jenni Walsh, @meganefreeman.bsky.social @jencalonita.bsky.social Erin Soderberg Downing, @alyssacolman.bsky.social @heidieys.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social

Fun to see SPARK’s starred review highlighted with these amazing MG books on this list from School Library Journal “26 Spectacular Titles…”

Featuring books by @padmatv.bsky.social, @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social, @meganefreeman.bsky.social, @katefussner.bsky.social, @katemessner.com, @marcellapixley.bsky.social, @medenkuyatt.bsky.social, @reemfaruqi.bsky.social, @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social, @marziehabbas.bsky.social, and more!

Every school visit for SPARK when the favorite character is the dog: : Kids: -Dis you have a dog named Thorn? -“I have a dog…” not a question, but still. -What kind of Dog is Thorn? -Is Thorn part wolf? -Is THORN going to have his own book?

If there’s an author you appreciate, one of the simplest, most helpful, least expensive things you can do for them is ask your public library to add that author’s newest book to their collection. Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!

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