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American writer of books for young people

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Chris Lynch Born (1962-07-02) July 2, 1962 (age 64) Boston Occupation Author and teacher Language English Nationality American Alma mater Emerson College Genre Books for young people Literature portal

**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](/source/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](/source/ALA_Best_Books_for_Young_Adults); *Freewill* was also a runner-up for the [Michael L. Printz Award](/source/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](/source/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](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-06-147058-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-147058-5)).

Lynch was born in Boston[1] where he graduated from [Emerson College](/source/Emerson_College)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and teaches Creative Writing at [Lesley University](/source/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](/source/HarperCollins), 2005, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-06-059710-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-059710-8))[4] - Reviewed in *[School Library Journal](/source/School_Library_Journal)* and *[Booklist](/source/Booklist)*

- *Sins of the Fathers* (Harper Tempest, 2006)

- *Inexcusable* ([Atheneum Books](/source/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](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-06-447202-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/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. *Johnny Chesthair* (1997)

1. *Ladies Choice* (1997)

1. *Scratch and the Sniffs* (1997)

1. *Babes in the Woods* (1997)

1. *The Wolf Gang* (1998)

### *Cyberia* series

1. *Cyberia* ([Scholastic Press](/source/Scholastic_Press), 2008, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-545-02793-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-545-02793-9))[6]

1. *Monkey See, Monkey Don't* (Scholastic Press, 2009 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-545-02794-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-545-02794-6))

### *Vietnam* series

1. *Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance* (2011)

1. *Vietnam: Sharpshooter* (2012)

1. *Vietnam: Free-Fire Zone* (2012)

1. *Vietnam: Casualties Of War* (2013)

1. *Vietnam: Walking Wounded* (2014)

### [*World War II* series](/source/World_War_II_(series))

1. *World War II: The Right Fight* (2013)[7][8][9]

1. *World War II: Dead In the Water* (2013)[10]

1. *World War II: Alive And Kicking* (2014)

1. *World War II: The Liberators* (2015)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-isfdb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-isfdb_1-1) [Chris Lynch](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?85457) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database) (ISFDB). Retrieved 2014-02-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Scieszka, Jon](/source/Jon_Scieszka), ed. (2005). [*Guys Write for Guys Read*](/source/Guys_Write_for_Guys_Read). New York: Viking.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *The big game of everything (Book, 2008)*. [WorldCat.org]. 2011-06-03. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [190785898](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/190785898).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Me, dead Dad & Alcatraz (Book, 2005)*. [WorldCat.org]. 2011-10-25. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [57237592](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/57237592).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Inexcusable (Book, 2005)*. [WorldCat.org]. 2011-11-02. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [57452514](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/57452514).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Cyberia (Book, 2008)*. [WorldCat.org]. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [213448627](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/213448627).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bush, Elizabeth (2014-01-23). ["The Right Fight by Chris Lynch (review)"](https://muse.jhu.edu/article/535854). *Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books*. **67** (6): 324. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1353/bcc.2014.0133](https://doi.org/10.1353%2Fbcc.2014.0133). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1558-6766](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1558-6766). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [141306478](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:141306478).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Davies, Erin (May 2014). ["World War II, Book I: The Right Flight"](https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/world-war-ii-book-i-the-right-flight/). *Historical Novel Society*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Soltan, Rita (February 1, 2014). ["The Right Fight"](https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=the-right-fight). *School Library Journal*. Retrieved 2020-11-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Larsen, Ashley (July 1, 2014). ["Dead in the Water"](https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=dead-in-the-water). *School Library Journal*. Retrieved 2020-11-05.

## External links

- [Children and Young Adult Literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children_and_Young_Adult_Literature)

- [Chris Lynch](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?85457) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database)

- [Chris Lynch](https://lccn.loc.gov/n93001438) at the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress), with 42 library catalog records

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