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We Match! is a finalist for the Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards

I’m happy […]

By Chris Barton|2026-08-23T06:00:25-05:00August 23rd, 2026|Anne Wynter, Astra Young Readers, Chris Barton, Debbie Zapata, Jerome Pumphrey, Sharon Glick, We Match!, Writers' League of Texas|0 Comments

July 2026 giveaway: Win 1 of 4 signed copies of We Match!

This month brings the exclusive reveal — to subscribers to […]

By Chris Barton|2026-07-09T18:42:40-05:00July 9th, 2026|Astra Young Readers, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Sharon Glick, We Match!|4 Comments

We Match! is “a light-touch tale about finding common ground”

We authors […]

By Chris Barton|2025-12-26T15:40:36-05:00December 26th, 2025|Astra Young Readers, Booklist, Chris Barton, Sharon Glick, We Match!|0 Comments

“A jovial story that subtly delivers an important truth.”

Thank you, Orange Marmalade Books, for this review of […]

By Chris Barton|2025-12-07T18:35:19-05:00December 7th, 2025|Astra Young Readers, Chris Barton, Sharon Glick, We Match!|0 Comments

An Endies Award for We Match!

This past […]

By Chris Barton|2025-12-04T18:29:35-05:00December 4th, 2025|100 Scope Notes, Astra Young Readers, Chris Barton, Endies Awards, Sharon Glick, Travis Jonker, We Match!|0 Comments

A shoutout for Birdhouse Books for their shoutout of WE MATCH!

Thank you to Birdhouse Books and Gifts for mentioning […]

By Chris Barton|2025-12-03T18:41:10-05:00December 3rd, 2025|Astra Young Readers, Birdhouse Books and Gifts, Chris Barton, Sharon Glick, We Are Austin|0 Comments

Getting to know the characters in We Match!

When illustrator […]

By Chris Barton|2025-09-29T12:18:18-05:00September 29th, 2025|Astra Young Readers, character cards, Chris Barton, Sharon Glick, We Match!|0 Comments

Tips for reading We Match! aloud

This is […]

By Chris Barton|2025-09-25T13:34:11-05:00September 25th, 2025|Astra Young Readers, Chris Barton, graphic novel, readaloud, Sharon Glick, We Match!|0 Comments

It’s a comic book… it’s a graphic novel… it’s… We Match!

It’s been […]

By Chris Barton|2025-09-05T07:34:17-05:00September 5th, 2025|Astra Young Readers, Chris Barton, comic book, graphic novel, Horn Book, Junior Library Guild, Sharon Glick, We Match!|2 Comments

Coming from me in early 2027: Not Today, Blue Jay

From Publishers Weekly a couple of weeks ago (right […]

By Chris Barton|2025-08-04T21:58:34-05:00August 4th, 2025|Adam Ming, Astra Young Readers, Chris Barton, Not Today Blue Jay, Publishers Weekly|2 Comments

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