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.

Early life
Lord was born in Massachusetts and grew up in New Hampshire.

In college, Lord had some short stories published, and won a contest with one.

Personal life
Lord lives with her husband and their two children, one of whom has autism, in Brunswick, Maine.

Awards

 * 2007 Newbery Honor Book
 * 2007 Schneider Family Book Award

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

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, cynsations, March 10, 2006