Lynne Kelly (fiction writer)

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
Born (1969-03-01) March 1, 1969
Galesburg, IL
OccupationWriter, Sign language interpreter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStephen F. Austin State University
GenreMiddle grade fiction, young adult fiction
Notable awards2013 South Asia Book Award Honor, The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrator's Crystal Kite Award
Website
lynnekellybooks.com

Biography

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]

Works

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

Reception

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]

Awards

References
  1. "Chained Macmillan Page". Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  2. "Lynne Kelly LinkedIn Page". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. Nandakumar, Sowmya (April 26, 2012). "Chained Redefines Connections and Breaking Free of Shackles". Indo American News. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  4. "Lynne Kelly LinkedIn Page". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. Buron, Melissa (July 2010). "Interview with Lynne Kelly". The Houston Banner. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  6. Nandakumar, Sowmya (April 26, 2012). "Chained Redefines Connections and Breaking Free of Shackles". Indo American News. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  7. "Books". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  8. "2013 South Asia Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature". Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  9. "2013 Crystal Kite Award Winners". Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  10. Wind, Lee (July 4, 2013). "The 2013 Crystal Kite Winner Profiles: Houston, Texas' Lynne Kelley (for "Chained")". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  11. "CHAINED by Lynne Kelly". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  12. Heppermann, Christine, M. (July–August 2012). "Chained". The Horn Book Magazine. 88 (4): 119–120. Retrieved August 12, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. Hunter, Susan W. (June 2012). "Chained". School Library Journal. 58 (6): 125. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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