Cynthia Lord Explained

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.

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,
• Touch Blue, Scholastic, 2010.
• Half a Chance, Scholastic, 2014.
• A Handful of Stars, Scholastic, 2015.
• Because of the Rabbit, Scholastic, 2019.

Hot Rod Hamster early reader books

• Hot Rod Hamster, Scholastic, 2010.
• Happy Birthday Hamster, Scholastic, 2011.
• Monster Truck Mania, Scholastic, 2014.
• Hot Rod Hamster and the Wacky Whatever Race, Scholastic, 2014.
• Hod Rod Hamster and the Halloween Party, Scholastic, 2015.

Shelter Pet Squad series

• Jelly Bean, Scholastic, 2014.
• Merlin, Scholastic, 2015.
• Paloma, Scholastic, 2016.

Picture book

• Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Young Readers, 2019.

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

External links

• • "Rules by Cynthia Lord" at Maw Books Blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present . 11 March 2010 . American Library Association .
2. Web site: Cynthia Lord - About Me. cynthialord.com. 27 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120724111646/http://cynthialord.com/about.htm. 24 July 2012. dead.
3. Web site: Cynthia Lord . 2011-04-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110415071811/http://adamsliterary.com/clients/lord/lord.html . 2011-04-15 .
4. Web site: Cynthia Lord | Scholastic.com . 2011-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100308022804/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3144 . 2010-03-08 . dead .
5. Web site: Cynthia Lord and the Schneider Award! | W.H. Beck . 2011-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323093632/http://www.whbeck.com/2007/11/10/cynthia-lord-and-the-schneider-award/ . 2012-03-23 . dead .