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Chris Lynch

{{short description|American writer of books for young people}}

{{other people||Christopher Lynch (disambiguation){{!}}Christopher Lynch}}

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| nationality = American

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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, 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),{{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}} 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 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){{cite book|title=The big game of everything (Book, 2008) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=2011-06-03 |oclc = 190785898}}
  • Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz (HarperCollins, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-06-059710-8}}){{cite book|title=Me, dead Dad & Alcatraz (Book, 2005) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=2011-10-25 |oclc = 57237592}}
  • Reviewed in School Library Journal and Booklist
  • Sins of the Fathers (Harper Tempest, 2006)
  • Inexcusable (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005){{cite book|title=Inexcusable (Book, 2005) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=2011-11-02 |oclc = 57452514}}
  • 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}}){{cite book|title=Cyberia (Book, 2008)|publisher=[WorldCat.org]|oclc=213448627}}
  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)|''World War II'' series]]=

  1. World War II: The Right Fight (2013){{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}}{{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/}}{{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}}
  2. World War II: Dead In the Water (2013){{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}}
  3. World War II: Alive And Kicking (2014)
  4. World War II: The Liberators (2015)

References

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External links

{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}

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Category:1962 births

Category:American children's writers

Category:American science fiction writers

Category:Writing teachers

Category:Emerson College alumni

Category:Living people

Category:American male novelists

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