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Quick facts for kids Cylin Busby
Busby in 2023
Born	Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation	Writer, editor
Nationality	American
Period	1990s-present
Genre	Young Adult fiction, memoir, supernatural fiction, thriller

Cylin Busby is a talented author and screenwriter. She is well-known for her best-selling memoir, The Year We Disappeared, which she wrote with her father, John Busby. This book tells a true story.

Early Life and Family Story

Cylin Busby was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, a town on Cape Cod. She is the youngest of three children, with two older brothers named Eric and Shawn.

In 1979, when Cylin was young, her father, John Busby, who was a police officer, was seriously injured. Because of this event, her family had to move and live in a hidden location for five years. Cylin and her father later wrote a book together about this challenging time.

The Best-Selling Memoir

Their memoir, The Year We Disappeared, became a huge success. It reached #3 on the nonfiction best-seller lists for The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. It also became the #1 best-seller on Amazon's nonfiction list.

In 2009, the book was featured on the CBS television show 48 Hours. The episode was called Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared. In 2014, the book was even considered for a movie adaptation.

Education and Career Journey

Cylin Busby studied at Hampshire College and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree. She started her career in publishing at Random House. Later, she worked as an editor for children's books at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.

In 2000, Cylin moved to Los Angeles. There, she became the Senior Editor of Teen Magazine. She has written more than 20 books for young readers. Her books have been published in 15 different countries around the world.

Life in Los Angeles

Cylin Busby lives in Los Angeles with her family. Her most recent novel is a young adult thriller called The Stranger Game. HarperCollins also published her picture book, The White House Cat, in January 2022.

In 2022, Cylin had an exciting and unexpected experience. P-22, a famous mountain lion from Griffith Park in Los Angeles, appeared right on her front porch!

Awards and Special Recognition

Cylin Busby's books have received many awards and honors.

Awards for The Year We Disappeared

• Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008
• An IndieBound Next Pick
• Cybils Award for Nonfiction in 2008
• Georgia Peach Book Award For Teen Readers Nominee
• IRA/CC Young Adults’ Choice
• Texas Taysha Reading List (2010)
• Iowa High School Book Award (2011)

Awards for Blink Once

• Junior Library Guild Selection
• Scholastic Catalog Selection
• Nominated and Finalist for the Isinglass Book Award, 2014
• Nominated and Finalist for the Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2014
• Published in the US, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, and Germany.

Awards for The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs

• Starred review from Booklist
• Starred review from School Library Journal
• Amazon "Best Book of the Month" in February 2016

Awards for The Stranger Game

• Junior Library Guild Selection
• Rights sold in the US, United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain, and France.

Published Works

Cylin Busby has written many different types of books.

Fiction Books

• The Chicken Fried Rat (1999)
• Blink Once (2012)
• The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs (2016)
• The Stranger Game (2016)

Nonfiction Books

• Getting Dumped…and Getting Over It (2001)
• Pajama Party Undercover (2003)
• Dream Journey (2003)

Picture Books

• The Bookstore Cat (2020) with illustrations by Charles Santoso
• The White House Cat (2022) with illustrations by Neely Daggett

Memoir

• The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir, written with John Busby (2008).

Book Series

• Date Him or Dump Him? (2007)
  • The Campfire Crush
  • The Dance Dilemma
  • Ski Trip Trouble

Anthology

• First Kiss, Then Tell (2008)

Short Story

• The Homestake Project (2020) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Audio Books

• The Year We Disappeared, by John and Cylin Busby (2012)
• The Stranger Game (2016)

Film and Television Projects

Cylin Busby has also been involved in film and television.

• 48 Hours "Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared" (aired February 14, 2009)
• The Year We Disappeared was optioned for a limited TV series.
• The Stranger Game is currently in development as a TV series.

Screenplays

• Rebecca and Quinn Get Scared (written with Nanci Katz)
  • Sold to New Line Cinema. Trish Sie was attached to direct, and Donald DeLine was producing.
  • Austin Film Festival Finalist (Comedy), Semifinalist (Horror), 2017
  • Script Pipeline Screenplay competition, 2017
  • BlueCat Screenplay competition, 2017
• Extremophile (a science fiction/horror screenplay)
  • Finalist, The Writers Lab
  • Based on her short story, The Homestake Project
• A Tale of Two Christmases (written with Nanci Katz)
  • Premiered on November 26, 2022, on Peacock+ and Hallmark Channel.
• Weekend to Die For (written with Nanci Katz)
  • Released in 2024.