Cynthia Toney
Cynthia is the author of fiction for tweens and teens. She chose to write for them to show how wonderful, powerful, and valuable they are. She creates character-driven novels with twisty plots—because life is complicated. Ask any teen! Her stories address issues that young people face today, but they are full of hope and .... more
Cynthia is the author of fiction for tweens and teens. She chose to write for them to show how wonderful, powerful, and valuable they are. She creates character-driven novels with twisty plots—because life is complicated. Ask any teen! Her stories address issues that young people face today, but they are full of hope and laced with humor. Her characters are diverse in ethnicity and include deaf and Jewish teens.
Cynthia's contemporary Bird Face series includes 8 Notes to a Nobody, 10 Steps to Girlfriend Status, 6 Dates to Disaster, and 3 Things to Forget. Her first coming-of-age historical, The Other Side of Freedom, takes place in 1925. It has received literary awards from Next Generation Indie Book Awards (2018 First Place Grand Prize and First Place Children's/Juvenile Fiction) and Catholic Press Association (2018 CPA Book Awards, Third Place, Children's).
Cynthia has a passion for rescuing dogs from animal shelters and encourages others to save a life by adopting a shelter pet. She enjoys studying the complex history of the friendly southern U.S., where she lives with her husband and several canines.