Cynthia Lord is an American children's author. 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.^[1]

Early life

Lord was born in Massachusetts and grew up in New Hampshire.^[2]

In college, Lord had some short stories published, and won a contest with one.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Lord lives with her husband and their two children, one of whom has autism, in Brunswick, Maine.^[3][4]

Awards

• 2007 Newbery Honor Book
• Schneider Family Book Award^[5]

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