Cynthia Rylant
Children's Author

Cynthia Rylant Net Worth

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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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day June 6, 1954
Birth Place Hopewell, WV
Age 69 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini

💰 Net worth: $85 Million (2024)

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.

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