Cynthia Rylant (Author ) was born in West Virginia, United States on a Sunday, June 6, 1954 🎈. Cynthia Rylant is 70 years old. She is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Horse 🐎.
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.
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| FULL NAME: | Cynthia Rylant |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 6, 1954 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | West Virginia, United States |
| AGE: | 70 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Horse |
About
Cynthia Rylant is a Author. Cynthia was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
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. Find out who is Cynthia Rylant dating right now.
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.
DID YOU KNOW Her novel, A Fine White Dust, was a Newbery Honor winner in 1987.
FACT She won the Newbery Medal in 1993, one year before Lois Lowry won the same award for The Giver.
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Birthday
Currently, Cynthia Rylant is 70 years old. Her next birthday is away. Cynthia will celebrate her 71st birthday on a Sunday, June 6th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 6, 1954. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Cynthia Rylant’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Cynthia Rylant was born in the Year of the Horse. Horse symbolizes power, beauty, and freedom in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Horse are self-reliant, easygoing, witty, honest, and outspoken. They can also sometimes be impatient, impulsive, and self-centered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Cynthia Rylant is a 70 years old Author, born in June, in the Year of the Horse (1954), and is a Gemini. Her life path number is 4. Cynthia’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite, and her birth flower is Rose. You may also check out all famous birthdays in June or specifically birthdays on June 6.
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