Cynthia Lord
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Cynthia Lord is an American children's author. 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[edit]
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[edit]
Lord lives with her husband and their two children, one of whom has autism, in Brunswick, Maine.[3][4]
Awards[edit]
- 2007 Newbery Honor Book
- Schneider Family Book Award[5]
Works[edit]
Novels[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Young Readers, 2019. ISBN 978-03-743-0841-4
References[edit]
- ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Cynthia Lord - About Me". cynthialord.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Cynthia Lord". Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "Cynthia Lord | Scholastic.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "Cynthia Lord and the Schneider Award! | W.H. Beck". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
Interviews[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Official website
- "Rules by Cynthia Lord" at Maw Books Blog
- Cynthia Lord at Library of Congress, with 10 library catalog records
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