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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: 4.35 · 51 ratings · 28 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bicentennial Summer (The Cottonwood Chronicles, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 36 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) 4.53 avg rating — 15 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 Repenter (Players of the Game, #1) by James McGowan (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
Repenter is a sprawling fantasy that throws you straight into the deep end of a richly imagined world—gods, ghosts, curses, and waring factions all collide around one father's desperate bid to save the daughter he never knew. The MC's redemption arc ...more
Aug 24, 2026 05:04AM · like · see review
Chris Poore rated a book really liked it The Mess That Made Them: How History's Greatest Artists Failed, Floundered, and Made Something Brilliant Anyway by Ryan T. Pozzi (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 Mess That Made Them strips away the whitewashed narratives of some of history's most familiar names, delivering the honest, messy truth behind figures we think we know. Debut author Ryan Pozzi weaves in his own struggles as a modern-day creative ...more
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Chris Poore wants to read Boycotting Christmas 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
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Chris Poore has read Duma Key by Stephen King (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 rated a book it was amazing All That Was Broken by Michelle Wieck (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
All That Was Broken is an absolute page turner. Michelle Wieck has woven a beautiful story about five women, one storm, and the wreckage that each will have to pick up after the rains clear. The writing was strong, the story compelling, and the actio ...more
May 27, 2026 11:57AM · like · see review
Chris Poore rated a book it was amazing Rapid City Summer by Connie Richardson (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
A heartwarming story about a high-school girl and her family who go through a tremendous change and actually get better for it. South Dakota's natural beauty pairs perfectly with the sport of fly fishing as a backdrop for this coming-of-age story. Ho ...more
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Chris Poore rated a book it was amazing Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee (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 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
Feb 21, 2026 07:17AM · 2 likes · like · see review
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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