This biography introduces readers to <strong>Cynthia Rylant</strong> the Newbery Medal winningAmerican author of When I was Young in the Mountains Missing May A... » 

This biography introduces readers to Cynthia Rylant the Newbery Medal winningAmerican author of When I was Young in the Mountains Missing May A Fine WhiteDust The Relatives Came and the Henry and Mudge and series. Readers willlearn about Rylants childhood in West Virginias Appalachian Mountains herearly separation from her parents and their affect on her life and work.Rylants autobiographies But Ill Be Back Again and Best Wishes are alsointroduced. Easytoread text and fullcolor photos highlight Rylantschildhood education and early influences. Checkerboard Library is an imprintof ABDO Publishing Company. «