Caroline B. Cooney
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born
May 10, 1947
place of birth
Geneva, New York, The United States
genre
Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers, Romance
about this author
Caroline Cooney knew in sixth grade that she wanted to be a writer when "the best teacher I ever had in my life" made writing his main focus. "He used to rip off covers from The New Yorker and pass them around and make us write a short story on whichever cover we got. I started writing then and never stopped!"
When her children were young, Caroline started writing books for young people -- with remarkable results. She began to sell stories to Seventeen magazine and soon after began writing books. Suspense novels are her favorites to read and write. "In a suspense novel, you can count on action."
To keep her stories realistic, Caroline visits many schools outside of her area, learning more about teenag...more
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The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.66 — 3,427 ratings — published 1991 18 editions |
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Whatever Happened to Janie? (Janie Johnson, #2) by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.59 — 1,621 ratings — published 1993 8 editions |
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The Voice on the Radio (Janie Johnson, #3) by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.58 — 1,002 ratings — published 1996 11 editions |
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Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.79 — 801 ratings — published 2005 4 editions |
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What Janie Found (Janie Johnson, #4) by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.69 — 707 ratings — published 2000 7 editions |
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Both Sides of Time by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.91 — 412 ratings — published 1995 7 editions |
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Out of Time by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.83 — 389 ratings — published 1996 7 editions |
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Flight #116 Is Down by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.70 — 375 ratings — published 1992 6 editions |
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Prisoner of Time by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.82 — 347 ratings — published 1998 4 editions |
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Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney avg rating 3.86 — 309 ratings — published 2002 7 editions |
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"I wonder why we always deny love. I remember in middle school, if you were accused of the crime of loving, you screamed denials constantly and stopped ever even looking at the boy you were accused of liking. The boys could destroy each other by yodeling, "An-drew lo-oves Jen-nie," and both Andrew and Jennie would flinch and blush. Love is this great thing that most songs and books and poems and lives are all about. So the minute we actually think there might be love around, we start laughing and pretending and hiding from it."
— Caroline B. Cooney (Girl Who Invented Romance)
— Caroline B. Cooney (Girl Who Invented Romance)
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