Cynthia Lord facts for kids

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

Works

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