Chris Lynch

{{short description|American writer of books for young people}} {{other people||Christopher Lynch (disambiguation){{!}}Christopher Lynch}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox writer | name = Chris Lynch | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1962|07|02}} | birth_place = [[Boston]] | death_date =  | death_place = | occupation = Author and teacher | language = English | nationality = American | education = | alma_mater = [[Emerson College]] | genre = Books for young people | notable_works = | spouse =  | partner =  | children = | awards = | years_active = | portaldisp = yes }} '''Chris Lynch''' (born July 2, 1962)<ref name=isfdb/> 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),<ref>{{cite book |editor-first= Jon |editor-last=Scieszka |editor-link=Jon Scieszka |title=Guys Write for Guys Read |title-link=Guys Write for Guys Read |location=New York |publisher=Viking |year=2005}}</ref> 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<ref name=isfdb/> where he graduated from [[Emerson College]]{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} 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)''<ref>{{cite book|title=The big game of everything (Book, 2008) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=2011-06-03 |oclc = 190785898}}</ref>'' *''Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz'' ([[HarperCollins]], 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-06-059710-8}})<ref>{{cite book|title=Me, dead Dad & Alcatraz (Book, 2005) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=2011-10-25 |oclc = 57237592}}</ref> **Reviewed in ''[[School Library Journal]]'' and ''[[Booklist]]'' *''Sins of the Fathers'' (Harper Tempest, 2006) *''Inexcusable'' ([[Atheneum Books]] for Young Readers, 2005)<ref>{{cite book|title=Inexcusable (Book, 2005) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=2011-11-02 |oclc = 57452514}}</ref> **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=== # ''Johnny Chesthair '' (1997) # ''Ladies Choice'' (1997) # ''Scratch and the Sniffs'' (1997) # ''Babes in the Woods'' (1997) # ''The Wolf Gang'' (1998)

=== ''Cyberia'' series ===

# ''Cyberia'' ([[Scholastic Press]], 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-545-02793-9}})<ref>{{cite book|title=Cyberia (Book, 2008)|publisher=[WorldCat.org]|oclc=213448627}}</ref> # ''Monkey See, Monkey Don't'' (Scholastic Press, 2009 {{ISBN|978-0-545-02794-6}})

===''Vietnam'' series=== # ''Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance'' (2011) # ''Vietnam: Sharpshooter'' (2012) # ''Vietnam: Free-Fire Zone'' (2012) # ''Vietnam: Casualties Of War'' (2013) # ''Vietnam: Walking Wounded'' (2014)

===[[World War II (series)|''World War II'' series]]=== # ''World War II: The Right Fight'' (2013)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bush|first=Elizabeth|date=2014-01-23|title=The Right Fight by Chris Lynch (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/535854|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=67|issue=6|pages=324|doi=10.1353/bcc.2014.0133|s2cid=141306478 |issn=1558-6766|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Davies|first=Erin|date=May 2014|title=World War II, Book I: The Right Flight|work=Historical Novel Society|url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/world-war-ii-book-i-the-right-flight/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Soltan|first=Rita|date=February 1, 2014|title=The Right Fight|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=the-right-fight|access-date=2020-11-05|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> # ''World War II: Dead In the Water'' (2013)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larsen|first=Ashley|date=July 1, 2014|title=Dead in the Water|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=dead-in-the-water|access-date=2020-11-05|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> # ''World War II: Alive And Kicking'' (2014) # ''World War II: The Liberators'' (2015)

==References== {{Reflist |25em |refs= <ref name=isfdb> {{isfdb name|85457}} (ISFDB). Retrieved 2014-02-12.</ref> }}

==External links== {{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}} * {{isfdb name|85457}} * {{LCAuth|n93001438|Chris Lynch|42|}}

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