The Stranger
by Caroline B. Cooney
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From the bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton: A thrilling novel about a girl whose obsession with a mysterious boy could destroy them both.When she's callously kicked out of choir class, Nicoletta dreads having to take art appreciation instead. Then she sets eyes on Jethro, a new kid whose dark beauty makes her wish she actually knew how to paint. Nicoletta is so mesmerized she finds herself following the brooding, mysterious stranger home. At least, that's where she thinks show more he's going . . .
In the safety of the woods, Jethro's power seems to surge, almost as if the trees and boulders of the forest rise up to greet him. He's so different, so beautiful, so . . . inhuman. Before long, Jethro becomes Nicoletta's obsession. And while the truth about his nature is terrifying, Nicoletta may already be in too deep.
By turns alluring and unsettling, this novel from the author of the Janie Johnson series is unafraid to explore the stranger things in life.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.
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I LOVE Caroline B. Cooney's writing style! I don't even know how to explain it, but it just pulls me into the story and I can't stop reading.
This is sort of a re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast. I found it compelling and heart-wrenching. The insta-love is a bit silly, but it was so beautifully written that I found it easy to overlook.
This is sort of a re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast. I found it compelling and heart-wrenching. The insta-love is a bit silly, but it was so beautifully written that I found it easy to overlook.
I LOVE Caroline B. Cooney's writing style! I don't even know how to explain it, but it just pulls me into the story and I can't stop reading.
This is sort of a re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast. I found it compelling and heart-wrenching. The insta-love is a bit silly, but it was so beautifully written that I found it easy to overlook.
This is sort of a re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast. I found it compelling and heart-wrenching. The insta-love is a bit silly, but it was so beautifully written that I found it easy to overlook.
Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years.
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Caroline Cooney was born in 1947 in Geneva, New York. She studied music, art, and English at various colleges, but never graduated. She began writing while in college. Her young adult books include The Face on the Milk Carton, Whatever Happened to Janie?, The Voice on the Radio, What Janie Found, No Such Person, and the Cheerleaders Series. She show more received an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults for Driver's Ed and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for Twenty Pageants Later. Two of her titles, The Rear View Mirror and The Face on the Milk Cartoon, were made into television movies. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Stranger
- Original publication date
- 1994-07-14
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- 244
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- 133,764
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.23)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
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