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Chris Lynch
Born (1962-07-02) July 2, 1962 (age 62)
Boston
OccupationAuthor and teacher
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materEmerson College
GenreBooks 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

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Standalone works

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  • 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]
  • 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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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