Chris Lynch

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), 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 and teaches Creative Writing at Lesley University as of 2011.

Standalone works

 * Pieces (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013)
 * The Big Game of Everything (Harper Teen, 2008) 
 * Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz (HarperCollins, 2005, ISBN 978-0-06-059710-8)
 * Reviewed in School Library Journal and Booklist
 * Sins of the Fathers (Harper Tempest, 2006)
 * Inexcusable (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005)
 * 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)
 * 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

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