School Library Journal – Bartography

“This book manages to do the impossible.”

Each […]

By Chris Barton|2020-12-31T06:41:42-05:00December 31st, 2020|A Fuse #8 Production, All of a Sudden and Forever, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Elizabeth Bird, Lerner, Nicole Xu, Oklahoma City bombing, School Library Journal|0 Comments

Thankful

There’s […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-23T17:43:04-05:00November 23rd, 2020|All of a Sudden and Forever, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Evanston Public Library, Kirkus, Lerner, National Council of Teachers of English, NCTE, Nicole Xu, Oklahoma City bombing, Orbis Pictus Award, School Library Journal|0 Comments

A second starred review for All of a Sudden and Forever

By Chris Barton|2020-02-20T16:06:50-05:00January 5th, 2020|All of a Sudden and Forever, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Lerner, Nicole Xu, Oklahoma City bombing, School Library Journal|0 Comments

Booklist and SLJ on Fire Truck vs. Dragon

Over […]

By Chris Barton|2020-01-29T22:09:17-05:00January 3rd, 2020|Booklist, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Little Brown, School Library Journal, Shanda McCloskey|0 Comments

SLJ‘s recommendations for “Honoring African American Women and Girls, Past and Present”

School […]

By Chris Barton|2019-02-13T06:58:34-05:00February 13th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, School Library Journal, Simon & Schuster, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

Dazzle Ships: The Video

About a year ago, I mentioned that my book […]

By Chris Barton|2018-08-26T15:55:37-05:00August 26th, 2018|Chris Barton, Dazzle Ships, Dreamscape, Millbrook, School Library Journal, Victo Ngai|0 Comments

School Library Journal weighs in (twice!) on Book or Bell?

By Chris Barton|2017-10-10T21:26:26-05:00October 10th, 2017|Ashley Spires, Bloomsbury, Book or Bell, Chris Barton, School Library Journal|0 Comments

Starred reviews and other good news for Dazzle Ships

I’ve […]

By Chris Barton|2017-08-18T14:42:45-05:00August 18th, 2017|Booklist, BookPeople, Chris Barton, Dazzle Ships, Kirkus, Millbrook, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Victo Ngai|0 Comments

Elizabeth Bird on The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

Elizabeth […]

By Chris Barton|2015-09-12T18:10:16-05:00September 12th, 2015|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Elizabeth Bird, Reconstruction, School Library Journal, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

Encouraging words and recommended reading

I’m pausing just a moment to catch my breath between […]

By Chris Barton|2015-04-14T08:13:29-05:00April 14th, 2015|Chris Barton, Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Margie Myers-Culver, nonfiction, San Antonio Book Festival, School Library Journal, school visits, Texas Library Association, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments