Caroline B. Cooney

  • 65

    Catalog books

  • 27

    Works

  • 1982 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Caroline B. Cooney writes suspenseful YA and teen mysteries that blend relationships with high-stakes danger. Her titles range from time-slip romance to disaster and thriller scenarios—books like Both Sides of Time, Flight #116 Is Down, and Burning Up put ordinary teens into extraordinary, fast-moving crises that test loyalties and courage.

Across stand-alone novels and series entries such as The Bad and the Beautiful and Deadly Offer, Cooney favors tense pacing and clear emotional stakes. She pairs believable teen voices with plot-driven setups—mummies, fires, crashes, and time travel serve as catalysts for character choices and moral dilemmas rather than mere spectacle.

Best Place To Start

Deadly Offer

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. • 2013 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: YA suspense and romantic time-slip stories • Standalone thrillers with fast pacing • Teen-centered mysteries and disaster fiction

Genres and themes: Young adult suspense • Time travel/romance • Mystery and disaster • Supernatural elements

Who this author is best for: If you like quick, plot-driven YA books with tight pacing, emotional stakes, and occasional romantic or supernatural twists, you'll enjoy these titles.

Start with a single-title thriller that matches your mood—pick a time-slip romance for light nostalgia or a disaster/mystery for edge-of-your-seat suspense.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Deadly Offer

    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2013 • 192 pages.

  2. I'M Not Your Other Half

    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. • 2013 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2013 • 157 pages.

  3. The Fire

    Scholastic Paperbacks • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 208 pages.

  4. Mummy

    Scholastic Paperbacks • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 213 pages.

  5. What Janie Found

    Random House Childrens Books • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 181 pages.

  6. Burning Up

    Random House Childrens Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  7. Flash Fire

    Tandem Library • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 198 pages.

  8. Hush Little Baby

    Scholastic • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 258 pages.

  9. The Terrorist

    Scholastic Paperbacks • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 208 pages.

  10. What Child Is This? : A Christmas Story (Laurel-Leaf Books)

    Random House Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 150 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • I'M Not Your Other Half is the easier short commitment, while Deadly Offer asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Fire is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Deadly Offer.

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