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Caroline B. Cooney (born 9th January 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut and raised there) is an author of horror and mystery books for teenagers.

An avid reader, Cooney read many books while in elementary school. The three that most influenced her were Sword of The Wilderness by Elizabeth Coalsworth, Indian Captive by Lois Lenski, and Black River Captive by West Lanthrop.

Cooney played the piano, directed a chorus and was a church organ player by the time she was 15. While a teenager, she favored reading books in the The Hardy Boys and Cherry Ames series.

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.

She has written 69 books and earned various awards for many of them.

Partial bibliography

• Flight 116 is Down
• The Ransom of Mercy Carter
• Jennie Spring/Janie Johnson Series
  1. The Face on the Milk Carton
  2. Whatever Happened to Janie?
  3. The Voice on the Radio
  4. What Janie Found
• Burning Up
• Turn in Anytime
• Mummy (book)
• The Terrorist

In addition, her novels Driver's Ed (book), Among Friends, Twenty Pageants Later, Both Sides of Time and Out of Times have also garnered her awards, including the ALA award.

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