Cynthia Lord

American children's author

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

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
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

^ "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

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