Book trailer and educator’s guide for What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The […]

By Chris Barton|2020-07-30T16:11:47-05:00July 30th, 2020|activity guide, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, discussion guide, educator's guide, Ekua Holmes, Simon & Schuster, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Library Association, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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Stuck at home and taking stock, #2

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By Chris Barton|2020-03-29T16:14:12-05:00March 29th, 2020|Chris Barton, coronavirus, COVID-19, Ernie, Jennifer Ziegler, stuck at home, Survivor Tree, taking stock, Texas Library Association|0 Comments

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“What was Left Out, Powered by PechaKucha,” from TLA 2019

Twenty […]

By Chris Barton|2020-03-13T13:01:07-05:00July 12th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, Christina Soontornvat, Kathi Appelt, PechaKucha, revision, Susan Fletcher, Texas Library Association, Varian Johnson, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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Come see Jennifer and me at TLA!

Whenever […]

By Chris Barton|2019-04-11T07:07:42-05:00April 1st, 2019|Brewster Triplets, Chris Barton, Fushhh!, Jennifer Ziegler, Revenge of the Teacher's Pets, Texas Library Association, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Celebrating the Texas Topaz Reading List twice over

By Chris Barton|2019-02-17T15:04:00-05:00December 18th, 2018|Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Dazzle Ships, Ekua Holmes, God Save Texas, Lawrence Wright, Lerner, Michael Hurd, Millbrook, Simon & Schuster, Texas Library Association, Texas Topaz Reading List, Thursday Night Lights, Victo Ngai, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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Whoosh! is on the brand-new Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List

I’m […]

By Chris Barton|2016-11-10T16:00:34-05:00November 10th, 2016|Chris Barton, Don Tate, school visits, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Library Association, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Whoosh!|1 Comment

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Bartography Express for May 2015, featuring Elena Dunkle’s Elena Vanishing

This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will […]

By Chris Barton|2015-05-20T08:54:16-05:00May 20th, 2015|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Clare B. Dunkle, diversity, Elena Dunkle, Elena Vanishing, giveaway, Hope and Other Luxuries, Jennifer Ziegler, NCTE, Revenge of the Angels, school visits, Texas Library Association, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, young adult|0 Comments

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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

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Austin authors’ efforts on behalf of diverse books

My local kidlit community — including not only authors and […]

By Chris Barton|2015-04-12T13:42:11-05:00April 12th, 2015|BookPeople, Chris Barton, Cynthia Leitich Smith, diversity, Don Tate, Modern First Library, Texas Library Association, The Great Greene Heist, Varian Johnson, We Need Diverse Books|0 Comments

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Bartography Express for March 2015, featuring The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

This month, at least one subscriber to my Bartography Express […]

By Chris Barton|2015-03-26T07:14:21-05:00March 26th, 2015|Bartography Express, BookPeople, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, giveaway, Reconstruction, San Antonio Book Festival, Texas Library Association, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

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