Caroline B. Cooney
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Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 1947) is an author of suspense, romance, horror and mystery books for teenagers.
Biography
She was born and raised in Oneida, New York, and now resides in Westbrook, Connecticut. An avid reader, Cooney read many books while in elementary school. Three books that she recalls particularly 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. At least two of her works have been filmed for television.[4]
She has written over 60 books beginning with Safe as the Grave in 1979. Her most recent publication is Enter Three Witches: A Story of Macbeth.
Awards
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 American Library Association award and an IRA–CBC Children's Choice Award.[3]
Selected Bibliography
- Safe as the Grave (1979)
- Among Friends (1987)
- Twenty Pageants Later (1991)
- Freeze Tag (1992)
- Forbidden (1993)
- Driver's Ed (1994)
- The Terrorist (1997)
- Wanted! (1997)
- Hush Little Baby (1999)
- Burning Up (1999)
- The Ransom of Mercy Carter (2001)
- Goddess of Yesterday (2002)
- Code Orange (2005)
- Enter Three Witches (2007)
- Fatality
- Flight 116 Is Down
- Mummy
- Emergency Room
- Twins
- The Stranger
Losing Christina
- The Fog (1989)**
- The Snow (1990)**
- The Fire (1990)**
(**The Loosing Christina books have since been retitled Fog Snow and Fire)
Janie Johnson series (publ.)
- The Face on the Milk Carton (1990)
- Whatever Happened to Janie? (1993)
- The Voice On The Radio (1996)
- What Janie Found (2000)
The Vampire's Promise
- Deadly Offer (1991)
- Evil Returns (1992)
- Fatal Bargain (1993)
Time Travelers Quartet
- Both Sides of Time (1995)
- Out of Time (1995)
- Prisoner of Time (1998)
- For All Time (2001)
References
- ^ http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cooney-caroline.asp Interview with the author
- ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=5635&view=full_sptlght Random House Author Spotlight
- ^ a b http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/results.pperl?authorid=5635 Random House Children's Books profile.
- ^ Caroline B. Cooney
External links
- Caroline B. Cooney at IMDb
- Bibliography on Fantastic Fiction
- Author profile on Teenreads.com -- includes interview with Cooney.
- Author profile from Random House Children's books
- Author interview with Dee Ann Grand