He is still a “modern author” and you can see differences between his style and say, the 50s-60s style of C.S. Barron’s prose is absolutely beautiful – somewhat lofty, but more along the lines of elegant and occasionally didactic.
This book was just extraordinary – a great start to what I am confident will be an excellent series! T.A. His favorite pastime is hiking, camping, or skiing in Colorado with his family. Barron serves on many boards including Princeton University, where he helped to create the Princeton Environmental Institute, and The Wilderness Society, which recently honored him with its highest award for conservation work. He recently produced a documentary film, Dream Big, profiling seven winners of the Barron Prize.
In 2000, he founded a national award to honor outstanding young people who help their communities or the environment: the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, which honors 25 highly diverse, public-spirited kids each year. So in 1990, he surprised his business partners by moving back to Colorado to become a writer and conservationist. He joined a successful business, eventually became president, then decided to try again. Though he’d dreamed as a young man of becoming a writer, he couldn’t find anyone to publish his first novel. They include The Lost Years of Merlin (now being developed into a feature film), The Great Tree of Avalon (a New York Times bestselling series), The Ancient One (the tale of a brave girl and a magical tree), and The Hero’s Trail (nonfiction stories of courageous kids). Barron is the author of more than 30 highly acclaimed books, many of which are international bestsellers. He is the winner of the de Grummond Medallion for “lifetime contribution to the field of children’s and young adult literature” and many other awards. Barron grew up in Colorado ranch country and traveled widely as a Rhodes Scholar.
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