Cynthia writes for preteens and teens because she wants them to know how wonderful, powerful, and valuable they are. She is the author of the Bird Face contemporary series for girls and The Other Side of Freedom, a coming-of-age historical. The Other Side of Freedom has received the following literary awards: Purple Dragonfly Award First Place in e-books Historical Fiction (2019) Next Generation Indie Book Awards Grand Prize for Fiction and Winner for Children's/Juvenile Fiction (2018) Catholic Press Association (CPA) Book Awards for Children's Books, Third Place (2018) Reader's Favorite Gold Medal for Children's/Pre-teen Coming-of-age (2018) Children's Literary Classics Book Awards Gold Winner in both General and Historical (2018) Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards Winner for Outstanding Fiction Children/Juvenile and Second Place for Fiction Book of the Year (2018) In her spare time, Cynthia grows herbs and helps rescue dogs from animal shelters. She enjoys studying the complex history of the friendly southern U.S., where she resides with her husband and several canines. Cynthia loves hearing from readers, who can connect with her through www.CynthiaTToney.com, birdfacewendy.wordpress.com, facebook.com/birdfacewendy, on Twitter or Instagram @CynthiaTToney, and on Pinterest at Cynthia T. Toney, YA Author.
