Chris Lynch

For other people with the same name, see Christopher Lynch.

Chris Lynch
Born	(1962-07-02) July 2, 1962 (age 62) Boston
Occupation	Author and teacher
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Emerson College
Genre	Books for young people
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Chris Lynch (born July 2, 1962)[1] is an American writer of books for young people. His works include Inexcusable, a finalist for the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Iceman,"The Right Fight", Shadow Boxer, Gold Dust, and Slot Machine, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults; Freewill was also a runner-up for the Michael L. Printz Award. Some of his works are intended for a high school level audience; some for children and younger teenagers.

His short story "The Pellet in the paint can" has been included in the collection Guys Write for Guys Read. (New York: Viking, 2005),[2] and "Arrangements" was included in No Such Thing as the Real World (HarperCollins, 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-147058-5).

Lynch was born in Boston[1] where he graduated from Emerson College^[citation needed] and teaches Creative Writing at Lesley University as of 2011.

Books

Standalone works

• Pieces (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013)
• The Big Game of Everything (Harper Teen, 2008)[3]
• Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz (HarperCollins, 2005, ISBN 978-0-06-059710-8)[4]
  • Reviewed in School Library Journal and Booklist
• Sins of the Fathers (Harper Tempest, 2006)
• Inexcusable (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005)[5]
  • Korean translation: 용서할수없는 / Yongsŏ halsu ŏmnŭn (메타포, Sŏul-si : Metʻapʻo, 2008.)
• The gravedigger's cottage 2005
• Who the man 2002
• All the old haunts 2001
• Freewill (Harper Teen, 2001, ISBN 978-0-06-447202-9)
  • Reviews: Horn Book, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews
  • German translation: Nenn es wie du willst (Hamburg : Carlsen, 2003)
• Gold dust 2000
• Extreme Elvin 1999
• Whitechurch 1999
• Mick and Dog eat dog 1996
• Blood relations 1996
• Political timber 1996
• Slot Machine 1995
• Iceman 1994
• Gypsy Davey 1994
  • Italian translation: Davey il vagabond (Milano : Mondadori, 2001)
• Shadow Boxer 1993

He-Man Women Hater's Club series

1. The Wolf Gang (1998)
2. Johnny Chesthair (1997)
3. Ladies Choice (1997)
4. Scratch and the Sniffs (1997)
5. Babes in the Woods (1997)
6. Little Rascals (1994)

Cyberia series

1. Cyberia (Scholastic Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-545-02793-9)[6]
2. Monkey See, Monkey Don't (Scholastic Press, 2009 ISBN 978-0-545-02794-6)

Vietnam series

1. Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance (2011)
2. Vietnam: Sharpshooter (2012)
3. Vietnam: Free-Fire Zone (2012)
4. Vietnam: Casualties Of War (2013)
5. Vietnam: Walking Wounded (2014)

World War II series

1. World War II: The Right Fight (2013)[7][8][9]
2. World War II: Dead In the Water (2013)[10]
3. World War II: Alive And Kicking (2014)
4. World War II: The Liberators (2015)

References

1. Chris Lynch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2014-02-12.
2. Scieszka, Jon, ed. (2005). Guys Write for Guys Read. New York: Viking.
3. The big game of everything (Book, 2008). [WorldCat.org]. 2011-06-03. OCLC 190785898.
4. Me, dead Dad & Alcatraz (Book, 2005). [WorldCat.org]. 2011-10-25. OCLC 57237592.
5. Inexcusable (Book, 2005). [WorldCat.org]. 2011-11-02. OCLC 57452514.
6. Cyberia (Book, 2008). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 213448627.
7. Bush, Elizabeth (2014-01-23). "The Right Fight by Chris Lynch (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 67 (6): 324. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0133. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 141306478.
8. Davies, Erin (May 2014). "World War II, Book I: The Right Flight". Historical Novel Society.
9. Soltan, Rita (February 1, 2014). "The Right Fight". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
10. Larsen, Ashley (July 1, 2014). "Dead in the Water". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-05.

External links

• Chris Lynch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Chris Lynch at Library of Congress, with 42 library catalog records