Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 1947) is an author of suspense, romance, horror and mystery books for teenagers.

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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.http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cooney-caroline.asp Interview with the author] 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.http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=5635&view=full_sptlght Random House Author Spotlight] During college, she studied arts, music and English. At least two of her works have been filmed for television. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177748/ Caroline B. Cooney ] ]

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.http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/results.pperl?authorid=5635 Random House Children's Books profile.]

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)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

External links

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* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/caroline-b-cooney/ Bibliography] on Fantastic Fiction
* [http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cooney-caroline.asp Author profile] on Teenreads.com -- includes interview with Cooney.
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/results.pperl?authorid=5635 Author profile] from Random House Children's books
* [http://www.bookpage.com/9611bp/childrens/thevoiceontheradio.html Author interview] with Dee Ann Grand