Cindy L. Rodriguez


Cindy Rodriguez

Cindy L. Rodriguez was a newspaper reporter for The Hartford Courant and researcher at The Boston Globe before becoming a public school teacher. She is now a reading specialist at a Connecticut middle school. Cindy is a U.S.-born Latina of Puerto Rican and Brazilian descent. She has degrees from UConn and CCSU. Her debut contemporary YA novel, When Reason Breaks, released with Bloomsbury Children’s Books (2015). She had an essay in Life Inside My Mind, which released with Simon Pulse (2018).


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When Reason Breaks

by Cindy L. Rodriguez
Bloomsbury - 2015

A thoughtful read about two teen girls experiencing depression in different ways.

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May 20, 2015
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Interview with Cindy L. Rodriguez about When Reason Breaks

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After our rave review of Cindy Rodriguez’s debut When Reason Breaks — about two very different girls who are both dealing with depression — we were excited to invite both reviewer and author to the website this week to discuss the book further.