Christyne’s earliest completed work, written at age 7, told the story of Kermit the Frog meeting Miss Piggy’s parents for the first time. Kermit the Hog was a cautionary tale about pretending to be something you’re not. She still thinks it has potential.
Today, Christyne writes middle-grade novels across a number of genres. Whether they take place in quirky seaside towns or fantastical, faraway kingdoms, her stories all have one thing in common: clever kids accomplishing extraordinary things, like conquering a curse, overthrowing a king, or taking down an evil, brain-hacking corporation. Christyne believes that middle-grade books should challenge, intrigue, and inspire young readers – but above all, never underestimate them.
Christyne is the author of the middle-grade novels Kingdom of Secrets (Delacorte 2021), The
Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond (Delacorte 2024), The Case of the Scarlet Snakebite
(Delacorte 2026), and Trex (Delacorte 2022), which was named an Eleanor Cameron Notable Book
for Excellence in Science Fiction and nominated for several state book awards. She is also the
author of the poetry book The Fool Catcher (2021) and the picture book Abra, Cadabra & Bob
(2019). Her poems and stories have appeared in various publications, including Highlights,
Spider, and The School Magazine.
Christyne can be found online at christynewrites.com and on Instagram, Threads, and
Bluesky at @christynewrites. She is represented by Danielle Chiotti at Upstart Crow Literary.
When Christyne isn’t writing for kids, she works as an attorney and loves reading, baking, drawing, and playing board games. She lives with her family in Decatur, Georgia.