Chris Lynch (born July 2, 1962)[1] is an American writer of books for young people.

His works include Inexcusable, a finalist for the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Iceman,"The Right Fight", Shadow Boxer, Gold Dust, and Slot Machine, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults; Freewill was also a runner-up for the Michael L. Printz Award.

Some of his works are intended for a high school level audience; some for children and younger teenagers.

(New York: Viking, 2005),[2] and "Arrangements" was included in No Such Thing as the Real World (HarperCollins, 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-147058-5).

Lynch was born in Boston[1] where he graduated from Emerson College[citation needed] and teaches Creative Writing at Lesley University as of 2011.