Chris Lynch (born July 2, 1962)
[ 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
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, and ''Iceman'',"The Right Fight", ''Shadow Boxer'', ''Gold Dust,'' and ''Slot Machine'', all ALA Best Books for Young Adults
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; ''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), and "Arrangements" was included in ''No Such Thing as the Real World'' (HarperCollins, 2009 ).
Lynch was born in Boston[ where he graduated from ]Emerson College
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and teaches Creative Writing at Lesley University
Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018-19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate).
Histor ...
as of 2011.
Books
Standalone works
*''Pieces'' (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013)
*''The Big Game of Everything'' (Harper Teen, 2008)'
*''Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz'' (HarperCollins
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, 2005, )
**Reviewed in ''School Library Journal
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'' and ''Booklist
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*''Sins of the Fathers'' (Harper Tempest, 2006)
*''Inexcusable'' (Atheneum Books
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for Young Readers, 2005)
**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, )
**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
# ''The Wolf Gang'' (1998)
# ''Johnny Chesthair '' (1997)
# ''Ladies Choice'' (1997)
# ''Scratch and the Sniffs'' (1997)
# ''Babes in the Wood''
# ''Little Rascals'' (1994)
''Cyberia'' series
# ''Cyberia'' (Scholastic Press
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, 2008, )
# ''Monkey See, Monkey Don't'' (Scholastic Press, 2009 )
''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: The Right Fight'' (2013)
# ''World War II: Dead In the Water'' (2013)
References
External links
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1962 births
American children's writers
American science fiction writers
Writing teachers
Emerson College alumni
Living people
American male novelists
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