Lynne Kelly | |
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Born | Galesburg, IL | March 1, 1969
Occupation | Writer, Sign language interpreter |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Stephen F. Austin State University |
Genre | Middle grade fiction, young adult fiction |
Notable awards | 2013 South Asia Book Award Honor, The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrator's Crystal Kite Award |
Website | |
lynnekellybooks |
Lynne Kelly (born March 1, 1969) is an American author of books for children and young adults. Her first novel, Chained, was published in May 2012 by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux/Margaret Ferguson Books.[1]
Lynne Kelly is an author of middle grade and young adult fiction. She was born in Galesburg, Illinois and grew up in Houston, Texas. While studying for a psychology degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, she started working as a sign language interpreter and continued that career after graduation.[2] Kelly became certified as a special education teacher in 2002, and started working on her first novel, Chained, while teaching in Spring ISD near Houston.[3][4][5]
Kelly currently resides in the Houston, Texas area.[6]
Chained, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux/Margaret Ferguson Books, May 2012
Chained was also published by Penguin India and Bayard (France) in 2014, and by Suzuki Publishing (Japan) in 2015.[7]
Song For a Whale, was released in February 2019 by Random House/Delacorte
Chained is a 2013 South Asia Book Award Honor[8] and a recipient of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrator's Crystal Kite Award.[9][10] The book was reviewed in Kirkus, The Horn Book and School Library Journal. [11][12][13]