ABOUT THIS BOOK

From bestselling author Caroline B.  Cooney comes a riveting new novel about the destructiveness of hatred, the evil of indifference, and the power of accepting love and responsibility:

Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare was looking forward to the summer, hoping for fun and romance with her neighbor's grandson, Austin.  But when Macey decides to research the burning of a barn in her hometown for a school project, she finds that no one is willing to talk about what really happened that night.  She has always loved this quiet, beautiful town where her grandparents live and her mother was raised.  Will Macey be able to face the past and understand the present?


REVIEWS

Praise for Burning Up:

"This thought-provoking story has a powerful message, effortlessly woven into the ordinary trappings of a teenager's life.  Cooney allows for no cozy ending; as Macey faces what racism has done to her community, readers will question what it has done to theirs."
--Kirkus Reviews

"The picturesque town's desire to avoid the unpleasant facts about its own past is convincingly depicted, and Macey's pursuit of truth is compellingly chronicled."
--The Bulletin


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caroline B.  Cooney is the author of numerous bestselling books, including The Face on the Milk Carton, Whatever Happened to Janie?, and The Voice on the Radio.