Kate Lynch
KidLit Writer - Believer - Mom - Photographer
Works In Progress
Picture Books
A Birthday Cake for Beethoven
PB/lyrical/SEL/ages 4-7
estimated date of completion: Fall 2025
The Magical Biscuit Box: Slice of Life Biography about C.S. Lewis
PB/Biography/ages 4-7
estimated date of completion: Fall 2025
Middle Grade
PROJECT THUMPER ages 9-12 Based on a true story/environmentalism
friendship-adventure/coming of age/word count: est. 38k
After 12-year Aiden Thompson witnesses a mother humpback whale named Thumper tangled in a fishing net, struggling to swim with her calf at her side, he knows he needs to act fast! With the help of his summer friends, Cody and Corrinne they devise a plan to save Thumper and encourage the seaside town to upcycle marine debris into art to bring awareness to other sealife in danger. Estimated date of completion: Late Fall 2025
After 12-year Aiden Thompson witnesses a mother humpback whale named Thumper tangled in a fishing net, struggling to swim with her calf at her side, he knows he needs to act fast! With the help of his summer friends, Cody and Corrinne they devise a plan to save Thumper and encourage the seaside town to upcycle marine debris into art to bring awareness to other sealife in danger. Estimated date of completion: Late Fall 2025
Young Adult
IF I HAD WINGS ages 13-18 Based on a personal account/self-discovery/family mental illness/addiction/hope/text-diary format/word count: est. 68k
Sixteen-year-old Simone Miller is sent to work at a sled dog kennel for the summer deep in the Rocky Mountains. She soon discovers the man she works for struggles to stay sober, mistreats the dogs, and treats her like a hired wife. Will she find her voice and save the dogs she loves and dig deep within her soul to save herself? Est. date of completion: Early Spring 2026
