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Chris Poore

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Born

in Omaha, The United States

Website

https://linktr.ee/chrispoorewrites

Genre

Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Member Since

October 2014

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Chris Poore has been telling stories in one form or another his entire life—it just took a global pandemic to finally get him to write them down. What began as a dinner conversation during lockdown sparked a creative fire that led to several award-winning screenplays and, eventually, his debut novel.

Bicentennial Summer (2024), launched The Cottonwood Chronicles, a coming-of-age trilogy set in small-town America during the late 1970s. The series follows two friends as they navigate growing up, growing apart, and finding their place in a rapidly changing world. Burning Summer (2025), and Bye, Bye Summer (2026) complete the trilogy.

Before turning to fiction, Chris built an eclectic career as a journalist, entrepreneur, and technology leader. H ...more

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Chris Poore’s books

Average rating: 4.6 · 20 ratings · 18 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bicentennial Summer (The Cottonwood Chronicles, #1) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning Summer (The Cottonwood Chronicles Book 2) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Chris Poore rated a book really liked it The Last Arrangement by Emersyn Park (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Last Arrangement gets started fast, twists and turns throughout, and doesn't let up until the very end. When the man of your dreams turns into the stuff of nightmares, sometimes the only thing you can do is run and hide. But no matter how far you ...more
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Chris Poore has read Harvard Yard (Peter Fallon, #2) by William Martin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chris Poore has read The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chris Poore has read Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived – An Unflinching Story of Cancer, Courage, and Faith by Laurence Shames (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chris Poore has read The 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chris Poore has read Now, Discover Your Strengths: The revolutionary Gallup program that shows you how to develop your unique talents and strengths by Gallup	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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