Burning Up
Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare has always loved her quiet, beautiful Connecticut hometown. It's the place where her grandparents live, the place where her mother grew up. Macey is looking forward to the summer to come. She's hoping for fun and romance with her neighbor's perfect grandson Austin. But when Macey wants to research the facts behind who set fire to a barn across the street from her grandparent's home, she is shocked no one wants to answer questions about the place that burned down 38 years ago. And when a tragedy strikes a new friend who lives in the inner city, something clicks in Macey. She must discover her own true colors and face whatever it is she is going to find. Can she stand alone and take responsibility for the present while uncovering the past?
This is a great book with an important message.In this novel, a young woman named Macey has chosen to research an ancient fire in her neighborhood that destroyed a barn where someone lived, forty years ago, for her history assignment. She's amazed and puzzled when everyone she asks either has no information or records of the fire or refuses to talk to her about it.Macey is determined to solve the mystery of who set the fire-because when she discovers who the occupant of the barn was at the time,
This book was really good to read. It had a decent amount of details could of used a little more about where it got on fire and ow it did. when Macy was around 8 years old her mother died and the father left them before she passed away. So the grandparents took Macy back to there house near her old house and lived there. when Macy was 15 years old she was so interested about learning fire when there grandparents barn was caught on fire and killed lots of livestock in the barn. then she starts
I really liked this book. When I read the back of this book I knew right away I wanted to read this. I would recommend this book to some that like mysteries and can hold a good argument about a book. My book club group had all different opinion and stances. The theme of this book can have many lessons one of the themes is never keep a secret from someone that the secret can ruin your relationship. Another lesson is if someone saying to stop something important to you keep going. Never stop
Another re-read. I first read this book in middle school. It is such an emotional charged book. A book about racism being found in the most unexpected places that was true in 1999 and still true in 2020. I think every young adult should read this book growing up.
It's been a while since I read all of Caroline B. Cooney's books, but thankfully, this was as good as her previous works. I was apprehensive going into this book, knowing it was going to deal with race and unsure how well it would be able to do that. Overall, I'm pleased. I mean, honestly, any book that even acknowledges racism as a THING is doing it right, without pretending it's only a thing that happened in the past. I was worried that it would quickly get turned into a white savior story,
Caroline B. Cooney
Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 3.57 | 1335 Users | 125 Reviews
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Title | : | Burning Up |
Author | : | Caroline B. Cooney |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
Published | : | January 9th 2001 by Laurel Leaf (first published January 1st 1999) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Mystery. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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This bestselling author explores the destructive nature of hatred, the crime of indifference, and the power of accepting love and responsibility.Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare has always loved her quiet, beautiful Connecticut hometown. It's the place where her grandparents live, the place where her mother grew up. Macey is looking forward to the summer to come. She's hoping for fun and romance with her neighbor's perfect grandson Austin. But when Macey wants to research the facts behind who set fire to a barn across the street from her grandparent's home, she is shocked no one wants to answer questions about the place that burned down 38 years ago. And when a tragedy strikes a new friend who lives in the inner city, something clicks in Macey. She must discover her own true colors and face whatever it is she is going to find. Can she stand alone and take responsibility for the present while uncovering the past?
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Original Title: | Burning Up |
ISBN: | 0440226872 (ISBN13: 9780440226871) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.57 From 1335 Users | 125 ReviewsJudgment About Books Burning Up
This is a great book that mixed teen life with a serious issue. It kept me interested the whole time.Macey Clare feels comfortable in her home town, although it isn't always fun being shunted back and forth between her two sets of hovering grandparents, who live near her. But between hanging out with her two good friends, attending annual barbacues on the beach, and getting to know cute classmate Austin better, her life seems fine.Then, for a school project, Macey starts investigating the storyThis is a great book with an important message.In this novel, a young woman named Macey has chosen to research an ancient fire in her neighborhood that destroyed a barn where someone lived, forty years ago, for her history assignment. She's amazed and puzzled when everyone she asks either has no information or records of the fire or refuses to talk to her about it.Macey is determined to solve the mystery of who set the fire-because when she discovers who the occupant of the barn was at the time,
This book was really good to read. It had a decent amount of details could of used a little more about where it got on fire and ow it did. when Macy was around 8 years old her mother died and the father left them before she passed away. So the grandparents took Macy back to there house near her old house and lived there. when Macy was 15 years old she was so interested about learning fire when there grandparents barn was caught on fire and killed lots of livestock in the barn. then she starts
I really liked this book. When I read the back of this book I knew right away I wanted to read this. I would recommend this book to some that like mysteries and can hold a good argument about a book. My book club group had all different opinion and stances. The theme of this book can have many lessons one of the themes is never keep a secret from someone that the secret can ruin your relationship. Another lesson is if someone saying to stop something important to you keep going. Never stop
Another re-read. I first read this book in middle school. It is such an emotional charged book. A book about racism being found in the most unexpected places that was true in 1999 and still true in 2020. I think every young adult should read this book growing up.
It's been a while since I read all of Caroline B. Cooney's books, but thankfully, this was as good as her previous works. I was apprehensive going into this book, knowing it was going to deal with race and unsure how well it would be able to do that. Overall, I'm pleased. I mean, honestly, any book that even acknowledges racism as a THING is doing it right, without pretending it's only a thing that happened in the past. I was worried that it would quickly get turned into a white savior story,
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