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 WorldCat and 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
