Cynthia Lord

Cynthia Lord is an American author of children's literature. Her debut novel Rules was published by Scholastic, Inc. in 2006, and was a 2007 Newbery Honor book and winner of the Schneider Family Book Award. ^[1]

Early life

Lord was born in Massachusetts and grew up in New Hampshire. ^[2]

In college, Lord had some short stories published, and won a contest with one.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Lord lives with her husband and their two children, one of whom has autism, in Brunswick, Maine. ^{[3] [4]}

Awards

• 2007 Newbery Honor Book
• 2007 Schneider Family Book Award ^[5]

Works

Novels

• Rules , Scholastic, 2007, ISBN   978-0-545-03640-5
• Touch Blue, Scholastic, 2010. ISBN   978-0-545-03531-6
• Half a Chance, Scholastic, 2014. ISBN   978-0-545-03533-0
• A Handful of Stars, Scholastic, 2015. ISBN   978-0-545-70027-6
• Because of the Rabbit, Scholastic, 2019. ISBN   978-05-459-1424-6

Hot Rod Hamster early reader books

• Hot Rod Hamster, Scholastic, 2010. ISBN   978-0-545-03530-9
• Happy Birthday Hamster, Scholastic, 2011. ISBN   978-0-545-25522-6
• Monster Truck Mania, Scholastic, 2014. ISBN   978-0-545-46261-7
• Hot Rod Hamster and the Wacky Whatever Race, Scholastic, 2014. ISBN   978-0-545-69442-1
• Hod Rod Hamster and the Halloween Party, Scholastic, 2015. ISBN   978-0-545-81529-1

Shelter Pet Squad series

• Jelly Bean, Scholastic, 2014. ISBN   978-0-545-63596-7
• Merlin, Scholastic, 2015. ISBN   978-0-545-63600-1
• Paloma, Scholastic, 2016. ISBN   978-0-545-63604-9

Picture book

• Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Young Readers, 2019. ISBN   978-03-743-0841-4

References

1. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
2. "Cynthia Lord - About Me". cynthialord.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
3. "Cynthia Lord". Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
4. "Cynthia Lord | Scholastic.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
5. "Cynthia Lord and the Schneider Award! | W.H. Beck". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-28.

Interviews

• Author's Talk, Megan McCarthy
• Interview: Cynthia Lord, Bildungsroman, April 3, 2006
• 2008 Audio Interview of Cynthia Lord
• An Interview With Debut Author, Cynthia Lord, Debbi Michiko Florence
• Author Interview: Cynthia Lord on Rules Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine , cynsations, March 10, 2006

External links

• Children's literature portal

• Official website
• "Rules by Cynthia Lord" at Maw Books Blog
• Cynthia Lord at Library of Congress , with 10library catalog records