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Chris Barton @chrisbarton ?

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Full Name	Chris Barton
Type of member	Writer
Website	http://www.chrisbarton.info
Blog	http://www.chrisbarton.info/blog/index.php
About Me	I’m the author of the American Library Association Sibert Honor-winning THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS (Charlesbridge, 2009; illustrated by Tony Persiani), the biography of the inventors of those daylight-fluorescent oranges, yellows, and greens you see every day. It was named one of the best children’s books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and The Washington Post. My second book is the New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller SHARK VS. TRAIN (Little, Brown; 2010; illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld). It has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal and is a Junior Library Guild selection. I will follow up these picture books with CAN I SEE YOUR I.D.? TRUE STORIES OF FALSE IDENTITIES, a young-adult collection of profiles of impostors and other masqueraders to be published by Dial Books for Young Readers in 2011. For more information about me, my books, and my presentations to young readers and professional groups, please visit me at http://www.chrisbarton.info.
Published Books	The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors; Shark Vs. Train
Something Cool About Me	I have three hens: Wanda, Rita, and Sparky-Autumn.