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The Face on the Milk Carton
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Janie Series: Book 1

The Face on the Milk Carton (1990) (edit title/settings)

by Caroline B. Cooney (Author) (edit contributors)

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No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar--a three-year-old girl who had been kidnapped... read more

Summary edit see section history

This book is about a young girl who has the perfect family until she looks at a milk carton and see's herself. Than her amazing journey starts. There ls nothing for Janie to wish for but to figure out who her true parents are and whether the boy next is the one for her or not. Read me!

Characters edit see section history

  • Janie Johnson: Main character. A teenager with fiery red hair who meets with a very real identity crisis as the novel progresses.
  • Reeve Shields: Neighbors with Janie. Janie's boyfriend.
  • Mrs Johnson: Janie's mother
  • Mr Johnson: the only father Janie's ever known
  • Hannah: confused young woman only known from stories told by Janie's parents; joined Hare Krishna cult as a young woman. Despite attempts by her parents to extract her from the cult, she returns to the cult, and is apparently lost to her parents forever.
  • Sarah-Charlotte: Janie's best friend
  • Adair: Janie's friend
  • Lizzie: Reeve's sister, a law student, whom Janie's doesn't really like, although she comes to need her help
  • Jason: Janie's friend
  • Megan: Reeve's sister
  • Todd: Reeve's brother
  • Pete: Janie's friend
  • Michael: Reeve Shields friend
  • Jayyne Jonstone: Janie changed her name many times and this is one of the versions.
  • Jessica: Add a description of this character.
  • Katrina
  • Michelle
  • Mrs.Spring: Janie's real mother
  • Mr.Springs: Janie's real father
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First Sentence edit see section history

Janie finished her essay.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 4 in Janie Series. (standard series)

Followed by Whatever Happened to Janie?.

This is book 29 of 98 in ALA's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Bridge to Terabithia, and followed by We All Fall Down.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Caroline B. Cooney (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1990
ISBN: 0553058533
Page Count: 184

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some sexual content.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Voice on the Radio
  • Whatever Happened to Janie?
  • What Janie Found
  • Counterfeit Son
  • Twice Taken

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