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Chris Lynch

Last updated on: January 7, 2010

With some authors, we can't wait for their next book to come out because we want more of what we've been getting all along. Fans of Chris Lynch are always anxious to see the next book because we know it will be a surprise. One of the most intelligent and creative voices in the business, this writer takes chances, tries new things, is not content to write only one kind of novel. And there's more than a 50-50 chance that the next one will be controversial. Not that Lynch intends to write controversial novels. He only intends to write honestly about teenagers trying to understand themselves and make sense of their immediate world. But a few adults feel that some scenes in Lynch's books are too graphic, some events too harsh for teenagers to handle. As a result, his supporters adore his books, while others do not give him the respect that the quality of his writing deserves. You have to decide for yourself.

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Novels

Shadow Boxer (1993)

Gypsy Davey (1994)

Iceman (1994)

Slot Machine (1995)

Mick (1996)

Blood Relations (1996)

Dog Eat Dog (1996)

Political Timber (1996)

Extreme Elvin (1999)

Whitechurch (1999)

Gold Dust (2000)

Freewill (2001)

Who the Man (2002)

The Gravedigger's Cottage (2004)

Me, Dead Dad, and Alcatraz (2005)

Inexcusable (2005)

Sins of the Fathers (2006)

The Big Game of Everything (2008)

Books for Younger Readers

Johnny Chesthair (1997)

Babes in the Woods (1997)

Scratch and the Sniffs (1997)

Ladies Choice (1998)

The Wolf Gang (1998)

Cyberia (2008)

Cyberia 2: Monkey See, Monkey Don't (2009)

Short Stories

The Hobbyist (1995)

Bearing Paul (1996)

Cocked & Locked (1997)

Lie, No Lie (1999)

Rust Never Sleeps (1999)

Off Ya Go, So (2001)

The Cure for Curtis (2001)

The Rialto (2001)

All the Old Haunts (2001)

Red Rover, Red Rover (2007)

Arrangements (2009)

Unfortunately Magnificent (April 2004)

Nonfiction

The Pellet in the Paint Can (2005)

Essays for Educators

If You Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine (1996)

The Reluctant Sportswriter (1996)

On a Constituency (1997)