Cynthia Lord is an American
children's author
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Children's ...
. Her
debut novel
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''
Rules
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Education
* Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia
Human activity
* The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power
* Business rule, a rule perta ...
'' was published by
Scholastic, Inc. in 2006, and was a 2007
Newbery Honor
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People
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book and winner of the
Schneider Family Book Award
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.
Early life
Lord was born in
and grew up in
New Hampshire
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.
In college, Lord had some short stories published, and won a contest with one.
Career
Lord lives with her husband and their two children, one of whom has autism, in
Brunswick, Maine
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.
Awards
* 2007 Newbery Honor Book
* Schneider Family Book Award
Works
Novels
* ''
Rules
Rule or ruling may refer to:
Education
* Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia
Human activity
* The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power
* Business rule, a rule perta ...
'', Scholastic, 2007,
* ''Touch Blue'', Scholastic, 2010.
* ''Half A Chance'', Scholastic, 2014.
* ''A Handful of Stars'', Scholastic, 2015.
*''Because of the Rabbit'', Scholastic, 2019.
''Hot Rod Hamster'' early reader books
* ''Hot Rod Hamster'', Scholastic, 2010.
* ''Happy Birthday Hamster'', Scholastic, 2011.
* ''Monster Truck Mania'', Scholastic, 2014.
* ''Hot Rod Hamster and the Wacky Whatever Race'', Scholastic, 2014.
* ''Hod Rod Hamster and the Halloween Party'', Scholastic, 2015.
''Shelter Pet Squad'' series
* ''Jelly Bean'', Scholastic, 2014.
* ''Merlin'', Scholastic, 2015.
* ''Paloma'', Scholastic, 2016.
Picture book
*''Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits'',
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Young Readers, 2019.
References
Interviews
Author's Talk ''Megan McCarthy''
''Bildungsroman'', April 3, 2006
2008 Audio Interview of Cynthia Lord Debbi Michiko Florence
''cynsations'', March 10, 2006
External links
*
"''Rules'' by Cynthia Lord"at Maw Books Blog
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American children's writers
Newbery Honor winners
Living people
Novelists from Florida
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers
Writers from Brunswick, Maine
Novelists from New Hampshire
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
American women children's writers
American women novelists
Novelists from Maine