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 (Harper Collins, 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.

• Cyberia (Scholastic Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-545-02793-9) held in over 500 libraries according to WorldCatand Cyberia #2: Monkey See, Monkey Don't (Scholastic Press, 2009 ISBN 978-0-545-02794-6)
• "The Big Game of Everything (Harper Teen, 2008) held in about 600 libraries according to WorldCat
• "Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz" (HarperCollins, 2005, ISBN 978-0-06-059710-8) held in over 500 libraries according to WorldCat
  • Reviewed in School Library Journal and Booklist
• Sins of the Fathers (Harper Tempest, 2006)
• Inexcusable (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005) held in about 1700 libraries according to WorldCat
  • 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) held in about 1600 libraries according to WorldCat
  • Reviews: Horn Book, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews
  • German translation: Nenn es wie du willst (Hamburg : Carlsen, 2003)
• Gold dust 2000 held in about 1400 libraries according to WorldCat
• Extreme Elvin 1999
• Whitechurch 1999
• He-Man Women Hater's Club
  • The Wolf Gang 1998
  • Johnny Chesthair 1997
  • Ladies Choice 1997
  • Scratch and the Sniffs 1997
  • Babes in the Wood
  • Little Rascals 1994
• 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
• "Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance" 2011
• "Vietnam: Sharpshooter" 2012
• "Vietnam: Free-Fire Zone" 2012
• "Vietnam: Casualties Of War" 2013
• "Vietnam:Walking Wounded" 2014
• "World War II: The Right Fight" 2013
• "World War II: Dead In the Water" 2013
• "World War II: Alive And Kicking" 2014