Caroline B. Cooney

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Caroline B. Cooney (born 1947) is an author of suspense, horror and mystery books for teenagers. She was born in Geneva, New York and raised in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. As of 2007 she resides in Westbrook, Connecticut.

An avid reader, Cooney read many books while in elementary school. Three that she recalls particualrly liking were Sword of The Wilderness by Elizabeth Coalsworth, Indian Captive by Lois Lenski, and Black River Captive by West Lanthrop.[1]

Cooney played the piano, directed a chorus and was a church organ player by the time she was 13. While a teenager, she favored reading books in the The Hardy Boys and Cherry Ames series, but a particular favorite was Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager.[2][3]

During college, she studied arts, music and English. It was in college that she began to write and considered writing as a career for the first time.[citation needed]

At least two of her works have been filmed for television.[4]

She has written over 100 books. Several of her novels, including Driver's Ed, Among Friends, Twenty Pageants Later, Both Sides of Time and Out of Time have won awards, including the ALA award and an IRA–CBC Children's Choice Award. [3]


Contents

[edit] Partial bibliography

  • Follow Your Heart
    1. A Stage Set for Love (1983)
    2. Racing to Love (1985)
    3. Suntanned Days (1985)
  • Cheerleaders
    1. Trying Out (1985)
    2. Rumors (1985)
    3. ll the Way (1985)
    4. Saying Yes (1987)
  • Christina Romney Series
    1. The Fog (1989) (rereleased as Losing Christina #1: Fog)
    2. The Snow (1990) (rereleased as Losing Christina #2: Snow)
    3. The Fire (1990) (rereleased as Losing Christina #3: Fire)
  • Janie Johnson series
    1. The Face on the Milk Carton (1990)
    2. Whatever Happened to Janie? (1993)
    3. The Voice on the Radio (1996)
    4. What Janie Found (2000)
  • Safe As the Grave (1979)
  • Rear-View Mirror (1980)
  • An April Love Story (1981)
  • The Paper Caper (1981) (with Gail Owens)
  • He Loves Me Not (1982)
  • The Personal Touch (1982)
  • Holly in Love (1983)
  • Nancy and Nick (1983)
  • Sand Trap (1983)
  • Sun, Sea and Boys (1984)
  • Nice Girls Don't (1984)
  • I'm Not Your Other Half (1984)
  • The Morning After (1985)
  • Don't Blame the Music (1986)
  • Saturday Night (1986)
  • Among Lovers (1987)
  • Among Friends (1987)
  • Last Dance (1987)
  • The Rah Rah Girls (1987)
  • Perfume (1992)
  • Freeze Tag (1992)
  • The Stranger (1993)
  • New Year's Eve (1988)
  • The Girl Who Invented Romance (1988)
  • Summer Nights (1988)
  • Family Reunion (1989)
  • Summer Love (1990)
  • The Party's Over (1991)
  • Twenty Pageants Later (1991)
  • Camp Reunion (1991)
  • The Cheerleader (1991)
  • The Return of the Vampire (1992)
  • Flight Number 116 Is Down (1992)
  • The Stranger (1993)
  • The Vampire's Promise (1993)
  • Forbidden (1993)
  • Flight 116 Is Down! (1993)
  • Emergency Room (1994)
  • Twins (1994)
  • Unforgettable (1994)
  • Driver's Ed (1994)
  • Driver's Ed (1994)
  • Twins (1994)
  • The Terrorist (1997)
  • Wanted! (1997)
  • Night School (1995)
  • Flash Fire (1995)
  • Operation: Homefront (1996)
  • The Terrorist (1997)
  • Wanted! (1997)
  • What Child Is This?: A Christmas Story (1997)
  • Hush Little Baby (1998)
  • Burning Up (1999)
  • Mummy (1999)
  • Tune in Anytime (1999)
  • Burning Up (1999)
  • Fatality (2001)
  • The Ransom of Mercy Carter (2001)
  • Goddess of Yesterday (2002)
  • Mercy (2002)
  • Evil Returns (2003)
  • Fatal Bargain (2003)
  • The Vampire's Promise: Deadly Offer (2003)
  • On the Seas to Troy (2004)
  • Code Orange (2005)
  • Hit The Road (2006)
  • A Friend at Midnight (2006)
  • Enter Three Witches (2007)
  • Diamonds in the Shadow (2007)
  • Camp Girl-Meets-Boy
  • Camp Reunion
  • Code Orange
  • Don't Blame the Music
  • Emergency Room
  • Family Reunion
  • Flash Fire
  • Freeze Tag
  • Hush Little Baby
  • Mummy
  • Operation: Home Front
  • The Return of the Vampire
  • Saturday Night
  • Twenty Pageants Later
  • Goddess of Yesterday

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Further Reading

  • Caroline Cooney: Faith and Fiction (Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature) by Pamela Sissi Carroll (ISBN: 0-8108-4068-5) (Scarecrow Press, November 2001)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cooney-caroline.asp Interviw with the author
  2. ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=5635&view=full_sptlght Random House Author Spotlight
  3. ^ a b http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/results.pperl?authorid=5635 Random House Childrens's Books profile.
  4. ^ See IMDB entry in external links
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