Burning Up [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Caroline B. Cooney (Author), Christina Moore (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1999

Fifteen year old Macey has been living in the same wealthy neighbourhood all her life - just down the road from her grandparents. Life is easy. But she doesn't know how lucky she is...Macey's eyes are about to be opened to the reality of race and conflict in modern America - when a secret from the past explodes

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078873167X
• ISBN-13: 978-0788731679
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,003,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Touching., June 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Burning Up (Hardcover)

I had only read one of Caroline Cooney's books(the face on the milk carton)but I loved this one. I thought it was a GREAT mystery and a terrific plot, though the ending was a bit shaking. If you read this book and enjoyed it you would also like Sharon Creeches writing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Burning Up with curiosity, December 15, 1999

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Inness (Washington, USA, North America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burning Up (Hardcover)

I loved this book! Like most books I couldn't put it down until finished. I think people who don't mind being curious and shaken at the end, who can put up with the 'boring parts' of this book should go for it. It's about a girl who is trying to find facts about an old barn that burned down once long ago with her new love, Austin. I give this book a thumbs up!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Burning Up Is On Fire!!!, April 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Burning Up (Mass Market Paperback)

Caroline B. Cooney's Burning Up is an awesome mystery/realistic fiction novel for teens! The imaginative plot and theme of this story is one that catches eyes wherever it is read. 15-year old Macey Clare investigates a fire that destroyed an apartment and barn in 1959, for a school history paper. Her family's lived in that same town forever, so she turns to them for information. But everyone she talks to is hiding secrets and telling Macey to choose another topic. This part of the book is an awesome attention-getter that makes you want to read on and solve the mystery. At some times the book can be a tad boring, but later on in the story, you recall valuable clues that were woven in those pages. Ms. Cooney did a terrific job of guiding the reader through the mystery-solving, without giving away the resolution until the end. Suspensful parts of the story keep you turning the pages. I thought that this book was different, and that's why I enjoyed reading it so much. Some of the events in this story leave you shocked and somewhat curious as to find out the cause of them. I reccommend this book to anyone who enjoys suspense, mystery, and history. In fact, I gave it to a girl in my class to read, and so far, she finds it very interesting and suspenseful. Way2go, Cooney!