Chris Lynch is the award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book Freewill, Iceman, Gypsy Davey, and Shadow Boxer--all ALA Best Books for Young Adults--as well as Killing Time in Crystal City, Little Blue Lies, Pieces, Kill Switch, Angry Young Man, and Inexcusable, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. Chris is the author of middle grade novel Walkin' the Dog. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.
* "For those who wonder about the roots of homegrown terror and
extremism, National Book Award Finalist Lynch pushes the spotlight
from the individual to society in a story that can be brutal and
ugly, yet isn't devoid of hope."--"Publishers Weekly", starred
review
* "The story is well paced and provides an eerie look into the
small town of repressed aggression in which the boys grew up...A
quick read, but one that will stay with readers long after it's
over.-"School Library Journal", starred review
"Lynch creates in Xan and Robert a set of truly complex characters;
there are no angels or devils here, just a pair of young men on the
brink of adulthood who can't quite grasp the autonomy each craves
and needs. Lynch continues to be an edgy yet compassionate
spokesman for working-class kids, respecting the dignity of modest
aspirations even while critiquing the ethical shortcomings of his
characters."--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"Lynch cuts to the quick during this short novel...It rings
true."--"Booklist"
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