Carolina Autumn

by Carol Lynch Williams

Book Overview

Fourteen-year-old Carolina has been through a terrible loss. As she struggles to speak openly to her new boyfriend and to relate to her distant, sad mother, the reader slowly realizes the nature of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385327161
• ISBN13: 9780385327169
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

the book of my adolescense

I am now in college, but this book still holds a soft spot in my heart. This was my all time fav book in eighth grade and helped me deal with the pain i felt at the loss of a friend. I read this book so many times that year. It is directed more towards a 12-15 year old audience, but it is a great coming of age and does justice to the confusion felt at making the change of going to high school with a chip on your shoulder and heavy baggage. This book i would direct more towards a middle school girl audience but it does great at capturing the first tastes at emotions of young love and growing up. One of the three books i've ever cried at.

I wish there was a sequel!! :P

i randomly picked this book off of my school library and i luv it! It's a sweet story about a girl named Carolina who has to suffer through amny things that we should be glad we have. She has lost a father and an older sister that was like a best friend to her. my absolute favorite part was the end when Carolina caught Mara and Garret. I was grinning, ear to ear, and smirking, litterally scaring the heck out of my family, mentally screaming 'YES!! YES!! IN YOUR FACE!' hahaha. it really is a great book and i thik it'll make u stronger if you'll just walk up to your closest library!

Moving book about dealing with loss

Dealing with the loss of loved ones is hard enough, but Carolina is also having to deal with the pains of betrayl and first love. This book handles both topics with great sensitivity and realism. Carolina is a wonderful character who will capture your heart and leave you hoping for a sequel.

Carolina Autumn

The book was about a girl named Carolina McKinney. She lives with her mom after her father and sister died in a plane crash.Her character is very emotional and thinks that her father and sister are still alive. She has a boyfriend named Poindexter who lives right next door from her. Her best friend's name is Mara who is a big backstabber... My favorite part of this book was when Carolina and Poindexter were running and Carolina fell and got hurt then Poindexter helped her get back home. I also like the part when her mother and her were hugging in the middle of the street while it was raining. It was so sweet and I wish that my mother and I can do that too. The only thing I do not like about the book are when Mara flirts with Poindexter a lot! It is not right to do that while your so-called-best-friend is there. I personally think that people should read the book because it is so wonderful! It touches your heart.

Another Home Run for Carol Lynch Williams!

Carol Lynch Williams certainly understands teenagers and knows how to bring them characters they can identify with and learn from. Carolina Autumn is no exception! I read the first chapter aloud to a group of junior high girls taking a Creative Writing class from me, and they laughed in all the right places, then shared the similaries in experience with Carolina as she gets her first bra. I remembered well my own feelings of uncertainty in budding teenage romance and the fears of my best friend "taking him away." A great book to help teenagers deal with death, as well. This book's short length makes it perfect for the reluctant reader.