Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 1947 in Geneva, New York) is an American author of suspense, romance, horror, and mystery books for young adults. She currently resides in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Cooney's books have received several honors, including an IRA–CBC Children's Choice and being named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Most recently Cooney's Diamonds in the Shadow was named a 2008 ALA/YALSA Quick Pick and was a nominee for the Edgar Allen Poe Award.

Background

Caroline Cooney was born in 1947 in Geneva, NY and grew up in Old Greenwich, CT. As an avid reader in her youth, she was interested in The Hardy Boys and Cherry Ames series; her interest in Cherry Ames later influenced her decision to attend nursing school in Boston. In college, Cooney became interested in writing. She attended several colleges but did not obtain a degree, opting to pursue a career as a writer.

Cooney is married and divorced and has 3 children: Louisa, Sayre, and Harold.

Bibliography

• Safe as the Grave (1979)
• Among Friends (1987)
• Family Reunion(1989)
• Twenty Pageants Later (1991)
• The Cheerleader (1991)
• Freeze Tag (1992)
• Forbidden (1993)
• The Stranger (1993)
• Driver's Ed (1996)
• The Terrorist (1997)
• Wanted! (1997)
• Hush Little Baby (1999)
• Burning Up for Love (1999)
• The Ransom of Mercy Carter (2001)
• Tune in Anytime (2001)
• Goddess of Yesterday (2002)
• Code Orange (2005)
• Enter Three Witches (2007)
• Diamonds in the Shadow (2007)
• Flight #116 Is Down
• Mummy
• 911 Emergency Call
• Two Twins
• Three Black Swans
• "The Lost Songs"

Losing Christina Series

• The Fog (1989)**
• The Snow (1991)**
• The Fire (1992)**

(**The Losing Christina books have since been retitled Fog, Snow, and 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 Broken Promise

• Deadly Offers (1991) (Originally published as The Cheerleader's Assistance)
• Evil is Returning (1992) (Originally published as Return of the Vampire)
• Fatal Bargain (1993) (Originally published as The Vampire's Promise)

Time Travelers Quartet

• Both Sides of Time (1995)
• Out of Time (1996)
• Prisoner of Time (1998)
• For All Time (2001)

External links

• Author profile on Teenreads.com—includes interview with Cooney.
• Author profile from Random House Children's books
• Author interview with Dee Ann Grand
• Caroline B. Cooney at the Internet Movie Database
• Bibliography on Fantastic Fiction
• Caroline B. Cooney at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database