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Caroline B. Cooney Books in Order

Caroline B. Cooney has written 93 books, published between 1979 and 2023. The first book is Safe as the grave (1979) and the newest is The Wrong Good Deed (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
93
Published
1979–2023
Confirmed
13 of 93 titles
Pages on record
13,646 in 64 of 93 books
Reading time
227–341 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,646 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 64 of 93 titles with a page count on record.

See all 93 books in order Printable Caroline B. Cooney checklist

Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 1947) is an American writer of suspense, romance, horror and mystery for young adults. The catalogue counts 93 books from 1979 to The Wrong Good Deed (2023). Janie Johnson, Both Sides Of Time/Time Travelers, Losing Christina and Vampire's Promise are series. Early titles include Rear-View Mirror (1980), He Loves Me Not (1982) and Holly in Love (1983). Subjects include high schools, friendship, identity, popularity and vampires.

How many Caroline B. Cooney books are there?

Caroline B. Cooney has 93 books, released between 1979 and 2023. They include 7 series and 50 titles listed outside any series.

Caroline B. Cooney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 93 Caroline B. Cooney books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Rear-View Mirror by Caroline B. Cooney (1980)
  2. Cover of The Paper Caper by Caroline B. Cooney (1981)
  3. Cover of An April Love Story by Caroline B. Cooney, book 7 of the Wildfire series (1981)
  4. Cover of The Personal Touch by Caroline B. Cooney (1982)
  5. Cover of He Loves Me Not by Caroline B. Cooney, book 9 of the Wildfire series (1982)
  6. Cover of A Stage Set for Love by Caroline B. Cooney, book 1 of the Follow Your Heart series (1983)
  7. Cover of Sand Trap by Caroline B. Cooney (1983)
  8. Cover of Nancy & Nick by Caroline B. Cooney, book 15 of the Wildfire series (1983)
  9. Cover of Holly in Love by Caroline B. Cooney, book 17 of the Wildfire series (1983)
  10. Cover of Sun, Sea, and Boys by Caroline B. Cooney (1984)
  11. Cover of Nice Girls Don't by Caroline B. Cooney, book 21 of the Wildfire series (1984)
  12. Cover of Trying Out by Caroline B. Cooney, book 1 of the Cheerleaders series (1985)
  13. Cover of Racing to Love by Caroline B. Cooney, book 2 of the Follow Your Heart series (1985)
  14. Cover of The Bad and the Beautiful by Caroline B. Cooney, book 2 of the Chrystal Falls series (1985)
  15. Cover of The Cheerleader / Deadly Offer by Caroline B. Cooney, book 2 of the Point Horror series (1985)
  16. Cover of Rumors by Caroline B. Cooney, book 3 of the Cheerleaders series (1985)
  17. Cover of Suntanned Days by Caroline B. Cooney, book 3 of the Follow Your Heart series (1985)
  18. Cover of The Morning After by Caroline B. Cooney, book 3 of the Chrystal Falls series (1985)
  19. Cover of I'm Not Your Other Half by Caroline B. Cooney (1985)
  20. Cover of Last Dance by Caroline B. Cooney, book 2 of the Saturday Night / Night To Remember series (1987)
  21. Cover of The Rah Rah Girl by Caroline B. Cooney (1987)
  22. Cover of Among Friends by Caroline B. Cooney (1987)
  23. Cover of New Year's Eve by Caroline B. Cooney, book 3 of the Saturday Night / Night To Remember series (1988)
  24. Cover of Summer Nights by Caroline B. Cooney, book 4 of the Saturday Night / Night To Remember series (1988)
  1. 1
    Safe as the grave1979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  2. 2
    Rear-View Mirror1980 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980202
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  3. 3
    The Paper Caper1981 · 58 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198158
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  4. 4
    An April Love StoryWildfire #71981 · 172 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981172
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  5. 5
    The Personal Touch1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  6. 6
    He Loves Me NotWildfire #91982 · confirmed 3/4
    1982–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    A Stage Set for LoveFollow Your Heart #11983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  8. 8
    Sand Trap1983 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983192
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  9. 9
    Nancy & NickWildfire #151983 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983176
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  10. 10
    Holly in LoveWildfire #171983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  11. 11
    Sun, Sea, and Boys1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  12. 12
    Nice Girls Don'tWildfire #211984 · 203 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984203
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  13. 13
    Trying OutCheerleaders #11985 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985201
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  14. 14
    Racing to LoveFollow Your Heart #21985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  15. 15
    The Bad and the BeautifulChrystal Falls #21985 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985188
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  16. 16
    The Cheerleader / Deadly OfferPoint Horror #21985 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985192
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  17. 17
    RumorsCheerleaders #31985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  18. 18
    Suntanned DaysFollow Your Heart #31985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  19. 19
    The Morning AfterChrystal Falls #31985 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985172
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  20. 20
    I'm Not Your Other Half1985 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985157
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  21. 21
    Saturday NightSaturday Night / Night To Remember #11986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  22. 22
    All the WayCheerleaders #81986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  23. 23
    Don't Blame the Music1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  24. 24
    Last DanceSaturday Night / Night To Remember #21987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  25. 25
    The Rah Rah Girl1987 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987176
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  26. 26
    Among Friends1987 · 169 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987169
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  27. 27
    Saying YesCheerleaders #171987 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987192
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  28. 28
    New Year's EveSaturday Night / Night To Remember #31988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  29. 29
    Summer NightsSaturday Night / Night To Remember #41988 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198810
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  30. 30
    The Girl Who Invented Romance1988 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988182
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Caroline B. Cooney books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Janie Johnson in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Face on the Milk Carton
  2. 2. Whatever Happened to Janie?
  3. 3. The Voice on the Radio
  4. 4. What Janie Found
  5. 5. What Janie Saw
  6. 6. Janie Face to Face

Point Horror in order

6 books
  1. 2. The Cheerleader / Deadly Offer
  2. 22. Freeze Tag
  3. 25. The Perfume
  4. 40. The Stranger
  5. 42. Twins
  6. 55. Night School

Cheerleaders in order

5 books
  1. 1. Trying Out
  2. 3. Rumors
  3. 8. All the Way
  4. 17. Saying Yes
  5. 23. Cheerleaders Special II

Wildfire in order

5 books
  1. 7. An April Love Story
  2. 9. He Loves Me Not
  3. 15. Nancy & Nick
  4. 17. Holly in Love
  5. 21. Nice Girls Don't

Saturday Night / Night To Remember in order

4 books
  1. 1. Saturday Night
  2. 2. Last Dance
  3. 3. New Year's Eve
  4. 4. Summer Nights

Both Sides Of Time/Time Travelers in order

4 books
  1. 1. Both Sides of Time
  2. 2. Out of Time
  3. 3. Prisoner of Time
  4. 4. For All Time

Follow Your Heart in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Stage Set for Love
  2. 2. Racing to Love
  3. 3. Suntanned Days

Losing Christina in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fog
  2. 2. Snow
  3. 3. The Fire

Horror High in order

2 books
  1. 1. Toxic Beauty
  2. 2. Killer Instinct

Chrystal Falls in order

2 books
  1. 2. The Bad and the Beautiful
  2. 3. The Morning After

Vampire's Promise in order

2 books
  1. 2. The Return of the Vampire / Evil Returns
  2. 3. The Vampire's Promise / Fatal Bargain

Readers Circle in order

1 book
  1. 45. Code Orange

Standalone books

50 books

50 Caroline B. Cooney titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Caroline B. Cooney books in order?

You only need to read Caroline B. Cooney books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Caroline B. Cooney

Start with Safe as the grave (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Caroline B. Cooney book?

The Wrong Good Deed (2023) is the newest Caroline B. Cooney book released so far.

Is there a new Caroline B. Cooney book coming?

No next Caroline B. Cooney book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Caroline B. Cooney at a glance

Paused
No new Caroline B. Cooney title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Caroline B. Cooney books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
13,646 pages across the 64 of 93 books with a recorded length, a median of 201 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Caroline B. Cooney books, 35 of 93, were published in the 1990s.

What the Caroline B. Cooney books are about

70 of the 93 Caroline B. Cooney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 43 of 70. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.