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The Terrorist
The Terrorist
The Terrorist
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The Terrorist

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A terrorist attack in London sends a teenage girl on a dangerous hunt for revenge in this gripping suspense novel from the author of The Voice on the Radio.
 
Laura and Billy Williams are two ordinary American expat kids living with their parents in England. Then, in an instant, everything changes when Billy is handed a mysterious package in a London Underground station . . .
 
Billy’s tragic death leaves a hole in Laura’s heart, one that soon becomes filled with anger and a burning obsession to find the terrorist responsible for taking her brother’s life. Her search for the truth takes her into dangerous territory, forcing Laura to question everyone she knows and everything she believes.
 
The bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton ratchets up the tension in this thriller about a girl who will stop at nothing to separate the truth from the lies.
 
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
 
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 7, 2012
ISBN9781453264287
The Terrorist
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Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline B. Cooney was born in New York, grew up in Connecticut, and now lives in South Carolina. Caroline is the author of about 80 books in many genres, and her books have sold over fifteen million copies. I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug was her first picture book, based on a verse she wrote for her own children, Louisa, Sayre, and Harold, who are now grown. I’m Going to Give You a Polar Bear Hug is the sequel! Visit her at carolinebcooneybooks.com or Caroline B. Cooney’s author page on Facebook.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    "The Terrorist" is a different kind of book for popular children and young adult author, Caroline B. Cooney. Set in London, England, Laura's family is here for a year for her father's work. Laura's brother Billy is killed by a bomb on the London Underground. The rest of the book is devoted to Laura trying to find out the reason behind this senseless killing. The lines between friends and enemies becomes blurred as Laura discovers more and more information about the lives of the students she thinks of as friends. The suspense builds to an almost intolerable peak as the truth behind Billy's killing starts becoming painfully apparent.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I was absolutely hooked after reading the first chapter. I along with Laura, the stories protagonist, wanted to find out who Billy's (Laura's younger brother) murderer was! We join Laura as she attempts to solve the mystery of her brother's death as a result of a terrorist attack on a London subway. Who would purposely want to kill Laura's brother? This novel adresses some trying and difficult times and issues that exist in our society today such as our stereotypical views of particular groups of people because of their ethnicity. A page turner with a shocking and surprising ending!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Cooney is an astounding author. I picked this book up out of curiosity from my old books- I didn't remember it. I read ten pages and could hardly stop myself. Billy was a fascinating character, and I had to know what happened. I guessed it, but, like Laura, I almost didn't want to believe it. It was interesting, too, and I think Cooney's ideas of Americans in Britain were not far off. I also confess that when I studied abroad in Ireland I had my family ship me Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Caroline B. Cooney was one of my most favorite authors growing up.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The beginning of this book will hook you immediately, as it's told from the point of view of Billy, an American living in London with his family for a year. Billy starts a normal day, exploring his new city and looking forward to everything in life. As he's racing two classmates to school, he's handed a package. By the time he realizes what the package is, it's too late. The rest of the book is told by his surviving family members as they try to find the terrorist who targeted an 11-year-old boy. Cooney is amazing with suspense and slowly revealing information, and the ending, while not happy, is incredibly well-done.

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