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(born May 10th 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 over 100 books and earned various awards for many of them. PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
In addition, her novels '' Driver's Ed (book) '', '' Among Friends '', '' Twenty Pageants Later '', '' Both Sides Of Time '' and '' Out Of Time '' have also garnered her awards, including the ALA Award . |
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