The Face on the Milk Carton (published in 1990 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1540 Broadway, New York City, NY 10036 republished in 1994 by Laurel Leaf Books). No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review.įor more information e-mail Caroline B. Any books donated to Home School Book Review for review purposes are in turn donated to a library. (5 stars=EXCELLENT 4 stars=GOOD 3 stars=FAIR 2 stars=POOR 1 star=VERY POOR no stars=NOT RECOMMENDED)ĭisclosure: Many publishers, literary agents, and/or authors provide free copies of their books in exchange for an honest review without requiring a positive opinion. Recommended reading level: Said to be for ages 12 and up, but I would say 16 and up If you are interested in the mystery genre, then the Janie Johnson series is for you.(1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing and/or profanity 4=a lot of cursing and/or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity)

The last book did not have a very conclusive ending, but it was satisfactory enough. I liked how the first book ended in a cliffhanger and then you would have to read the next one and then the next one to find out what becomes of Janie. The execution could have been slightly improved. The storyline of the book is great, in my opinion.

Reading this book for English, I was interested that it wasn’t mainstream like some other classical works. Does Janie leave her “adoptive” parents? Does she actually meet her biological parents? Does she ever find the women who abducted her? To find the answers to all these questions, one must read this book and the entire Janie Johnson series. The end of the book leaves you with Janie talking to her real Mother. Slowly unraveling the mystery of her past, Janie discovers that she was kidnapped by her “Mother” as a young girl and finds out that her real parents are in New Jersey. Temporarily relieved, Janie is still curious as to why her name on the milk carton said “Jennie Spring.” As the story unravels, Janie discovers that “her parents” are actually her grandparents and her Mother was part of a cult when Janie was born. How would you react if you found out that you were kidnapped because there is a picture of you as a toddler on an ordinary, everyday milk carton? 15-year-old Janie Johnson recognizes her photograph on the “Missing Child” side of a milk carton in the young-adult novel, The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney.Īfter identifying her picture on a milk carton at lunch, Janie is consumed by the notions of her kidnapping.

The face on the milk carton book series