Characteristically, she portrays introspective, compassionate young people who live in rural settings or in small towns and who tend to be set apart from their peers. Rylant is perhaps most well known as a novelist.
A prolific author who often bases her works on her own background, especially on her childhood in the West Virginia mountains, she is the creator of contemporary novels and historical fiction for young adults, middle-grade fiction and fantasy, lyrical prose poems, beginning readers, collections of short stories, volumes of poetry and verse, books of prayers and blessings, two autobiographies, and a biography of three well-known children's writers several volumes of the author's fiction and picture books are published in series, including the popular "Henry and Mudge" easy readers about a small boy and his very large dog. After earning her first degree, Cynthia went back to school for a Masters of Art in English degree from Marshall University and a Masters of Library Science degree from Kent Stat e.An author of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children and young adults as well as an author and author/illustrator of picture books for children, Cynthia Rylant is recognized as a gifted writer who has contributed memorably to several genres of juvenile literature. She alsoĮnjoys having the characters in her books participate in her own favorite activities.Ĭynthia Rylant attended Morris Harvey College and graduated in 1975. Loves cats and dogs, therefore she often writes about her own pets in her books.
Influenced by writer James Agee, Cynthia decided to write her first book, “When I Was Young In the Mountains”, which reflects her own life as a child growing up in West Virginia. The areas that she grew up in did not have public libraries or bookstores, so this was a new experience for Cynthia. At this time, Cynthia was working in the children's section of the public library.
She had been a comic book and romance novel reader prior to college, but never a writer. Cynthia first began writing in college while taking an English class. Her books often include characters and events that are inspired by people and events in her own life. In her autobiography, "But I'll Be Back Again", Cynthia describes the loss of her father as part of the reason she was inspired to begin writing.Ĭynthia writes about her childhood and the experiences that she had growing up in the mountains of West Virginia and Ohio. Cynthia had very little contact with her father, and he passed away when she was only thirteen.
Her parents divorced when she was very young, and as a result Cynthia was raised by her mother and her grandparents. Cynthia Rylant was born in Hopewell, Virginia in June of 1954.
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