Cynthia Rylant is an American children's writer born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, WV. She is best known for her 1993 Newbery Medal-winning book, Missing May. Rylant has also written several other acclaimed children's books, such as A Fine White Dust, I Had Seen Castles, and the Cobblestreet Cousins and Annie & Snowball series.
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💰 Net worth: $85 Million (2024)
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About
American children's Writer who won a Newbery Medal for her 1993 book, Missing May. Her other acclaimed children's books include A Fine White Dust, I Had Seen Castles, and the Cobblestreet Cousins and Annie & Snowball series.
Before Fame
Her debut work, When I Was Young in the Mountains (1982), describes her childhood in the Appalachian region of West Virginia. She later received degrees from Morris Harvey College and Marshall University.
Trivia
Her novel, A Fine White Dust, was a Newbery Honor winner in 1987.
Family Life
She was raised by her grandparents after her parents divorced when she was four years old. Her brief marriage to a University of Akron professor produced a son named Nathaniel.
Associated With
She won the Newbery Medal in 1993, one year before Lois Lowry won the same award for The Giver.