Her awesome boyfriend-next-door is adorable and he helps her ‘face’ the dilemmas.
What if her loving parents kidnapped her? Does she have another “REAL” family? Are these new flashback memories TRUTH? Why won’t her mother let her see her birth certificate? Synopsis: A happy daydreaming young girl sees her face on one of the milk cartons at school lunch and it sends her into quite a tizzy with the What Ifs. Still, it was quick and engaging and I enjoyed the chance to read while at work AND help with the students. Such a cliff-hanger and obvious setup for the next book. I give it four slices of pie for its addictiveness and charm of characters and the urgent sense of drama! Four slices of HONEY PIE due to the milk ingredient as featured in my year’s project book.īut was mildly upset with the ending. In the vein of psychological thrillers like We Were Liars and One of Us Is Lying, bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author Caroline Cooney’s JANIE series seamlessly blends mystery and suspense with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. I was fortunate enough to be asked to read aloud a few chapters of this book while I was subbing for the Special Education Department at the High School and it just happened to be Read Aloud Day! Nifty.Īnd then I was firmly entrenched in the story and just had to find out what happens next but they wouldn’t let me take a book home with me so I had to wait until I was subbing again the next week. Cooney, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group 1991, 184 pages The Spring family wants justice, but who is really to blame? The Johnsons know that they must abide by the court decisions made, but it's difficult to figure out what's best for everyone.Thoughts The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson #1) by Caroline B. No one can bring back or relive the 12 years gone by. With the mystery of her kidnapping now unraveled, Janie's story continues, and the nightmare is not over. She recognized that little girl-it was she. Mystery and suspense blend seamlessly with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read.Īs Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl on the milk carton, she was overcome with shock. The Face on the Milk Carton (Book 1 in the Janie series) No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons.
In the vein of psychological thrillers like We Were Liars, Girl on the Train, and Beware That Girl, bestselling author Caroline Cooney’s JANIE series delivers on every level.
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