Chris Lynch was born July 2, 1962, in Boston, Mass. He has been a teacher of writing at Vermont College since 1997. His writing for young adults has gotten him several awards and honors. His novels are episodic in style, and sports oriented, questioning the male stereotypes of macho and violence. His stories are streetwise and honest, describing what it means to be young, urban and male in contemporary America Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, Vol. 95, 131 Children's Literature Review, Vol. 58
From the guide to the Chris Lynch Papers, 1994-1904, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])