Chris Lynch

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July 02, 1962 in The United States

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Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including KILL SWITCH, ANGRY YOUNG MAN, and INEXCUSABLE, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He is also the author of FREEWILL, GOLD DUST, ICEMAN, GYPSY DAVY, and SHADOWBOXER, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults; EXTREME ELVIN WHITECHURCH, and ALL THE OLD HAUNTS.

He holds an M.A. from the writing program at Emerson College. He mentors aspiring writers and continues to work on new literary projects. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.

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Books by Chris Lynch

Average rating: 3.26 · 3,178 ratings · 902 reviews · 43 distinct works

	Inexcusable 3.11 avg rating — 1,455 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Angry Young Man 3.00 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Hothouse: A Novel 3.14 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Freewill 2.53 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Vietnam #1: I Pledge Allegiance 3.84 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Slot Machine (Elvin, #1) 3.34 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Big Game of Everything 3.35 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Cyberia (Cyberia, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Gold Dust 3.10 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Vietnam #2: Sharpshooter 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Series by Chris Lynch

Elvin (2 books)
by Chris Lynch

3.31 avg rating — 104 ratings

Cyberia (3 books)
by Chris Lynch

3.41 avg rating — 95 ratings

Blue-Eyed Son (3 books)
by Chris Lynch

3.32 avg rating — 19 ratings

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November 2009, Chris Lynch
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? CL: Dead lucky to have the job I have. SS: What is your motto or maxim? CL: Look for humor, find life. What Readers want to know... SS: How would you describe perfect happiness? CL: W..." ...More

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Quotes by Chris Lynch

“Don’t fuck yourself waiting for fair. Understand? Listening? You will fuck yourself waiting for fair.”
― Chris Lynch, Freewill

tags: fair , life

3 people liked it

“The stupidity of a well-placed "dude" can really defuse a situation”
― Chris Lynch, Hothouse: A Novel

2 people liked it

“I thought about mistakes I had made in the past. I thought about when things went wrong. And I realized it was never an issue of intent, but of intensity. I was a good guy, recall.”
― Chris Lynch, Inexcusable

2 people liked it

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What non-themed YA book would you like to read for March's group read?

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

22 votes, 23.4%

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

18 votes, 19.1%

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

14 votes, 14.9%

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

14 votes, 14.9%

Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz

9 votes, 9.6%

White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick

5 votes, 5.3%

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

5 votes, 5.3%

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

4 votes, 4.3%

Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick

2 votes, 2.1%

Hothouse: A Novel by Chris Lynch

1 vote, 1.1%

94 total votes

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