poet, author, educator

Such a great way to end this author year and head into the next! Thank YOU Nerdy Book Club! So incredible to learn that ALL OF ME is one of the award winners...

So incredibly thankful for this review of ALL OF ME from The Horn Book Magazine! Here’s a blurb—full review coming in the September/October 2019 issue!

Educator friends! If you are looking to update your reading lists for your classes--Here is a good resource and a great list of diverse books for 6th-8th gra...

All of Me got a mention on the School Library Journal, Mock Newbery Blog this July. It's fun to see it there along with so many authors I truly admire! http...

"Baron’s free-verse poetry is immediate and lyrical, allowing us access to Ari’s thoughts and feelings in a way that prose would not. Baron’s first-person na...

" This coming-of-age novel in verse is a classic story of change and a search for self. It’s a beautifully written (a “clear thought” is “like starlight;” Li...

I had a chance to be on KPBS MIDDAY EDITION talking about ALL OF ME, body image, and even reading a bit from my book! https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/jun/13/n...

Many thanks to the San Diego Union Tribune for this article about ALL OF ME. I so appreciate the way the article unpacks a few of the core themes in the bo...

Dear friends, family, students, colleagues, everyone! You are invited to the launch of my Middle Grade, Novel in Verse ALL OF ME! from Macmillan/Feiwel &Frie...

I had a great time on our debut author panel with Rich Farrell talking about the highs and lows and highs of a debut year. The festival was the inaugural wr...

Download the Poster here: http://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Poetry-Month-Poster-FINAL.pdf

ALL OF ME has officially been announced as the new title of WEIGHT! Thanks to MG BOOK VILLAGE for hosting the reveal of the cover and title and for the fun i...

So thankful to finally see the ARC of ALL OF ME