Operation : Homefront

by Caroline B. Cooney

When high school sophomore Laura Herrick's mother goes off to Saudi Arabia with the National Guard, life on the homefront changes for Laura, her father and two brothers. Nothing gets done as their days are spent glued to the TV screen waiting for news about the war. How will the family manage without mom at home?"As usual, Cooney's writing is smooth and efficient."-- "Publishers Weekly."

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction

Library Binding

First published August 1, 1992

About the 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 her 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 teenagers all the time. She often organizes what she calls a "plotting game," in which students work together to create plots for stories. Caroline lives in Westbrook, Connecticut and when she's not writing she volunteers at a hospital, plays piano for the school musicals and daydreams!
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