Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 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, 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. It was in college that she began to write and considered writing as a career for the first time. At least two of her works have been filmed for television.[4] She has written over 50 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]
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List of Works
- Follow Your Heart
- A Stage Set for Love (1983)
- Racing to Love (1985)
- Suntanned Days (1986)
- Cheerleaders
- Trying Out (1985)
- Rumors (1985)
- All the Way (1985)
- Saying Yes (1987)
- Losing Christina Series
- The Fog (1989) (re-released as Losing Christina #1: Fog)
- The Snow (1990) (re-released as Losing Christina #2: Snow)
- The Fire (1990) (re-released as Losing Christina #3: Fire)
- Janie Johnson series
- 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 (as titled on the Barnes&Noble exclusive edition)
- The Cheerleader (1991), renamed Deadly Offer for the 2004 edition.
- The Return of the Vampire (1992), renamed Evil Returns for the 2004 edition.
- The Vampire's Promise (1993), renamed Fatal Bargain for the 2004 edition.
- Time Travelers Quartet
- Both Sides of Time (1995)
- Out of Time (1996)
- Prisoner of Time (1998)
- For All Time (2002)
OTHERS:
- 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)
- Flight Number 116 Is Down (1992)
- The Stranger (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)
- 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)
- Naked Chickens in my Coop
- Camp Girl-Meets-Boy
- Hush Little Baby(2005)
See also
- List of horror fiction authird
External links
- Caroline B. Cooney at the Internet Movie Database
- Author Profile on Teenreads.com -- includes interview with Cooney.
- Bibliography on Fantastic Fiction
- Author Profile from Random House Children's books
- Author Interview with Dee Ann Grand
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)
References
- ^ http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cooney-caroline.asp Interviw 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.
- ^ See IMDB entry in external links
