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The Face on the Milk Carton
The Face on the Milk Carton
Author: Caroline B. Cooney
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--hair in tight pigtails, a dress with a narrow white collar, a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years ago from a shopping mall in New Jersey--she felt overcome with sho...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553289589
ISBN-10: 0553289586
Publication Date: 4/1/1991
Pages: 184
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 34 ratings
Publisher: Starfire
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 4
I haven't found a child that didn't like this book :) It is a suspenseful read that isn't too difficult.

Some of us are old enough to remember when the pictures of missing children were featured on milk cartons.
reviewed The Face on the Milk Carton on + 287 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I've seen the movie based on this book and the sequel. The book was a fast read but well-written. And it leaves off on a cliffhanger, so you might want to make sure you have the next book before starting this one.
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Helpful Score: 3
This is the first book in the Janie series, and the only one of the 4 I really enjoyed, although it does leave you with more questions than answers.
reviewed The Face on the Milk Carton on
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book, was very good throughout, but I was just a little disappointed by the ending. Keeps building up thru the whole book, but then the ending was not as good as I thought it would have been. Im glad I read it.
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Helpful Score: 2
great suspense for young preteens.
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 reviewed The Face on the Milk Carton on + 4 more book reviews
This was not what I was looking for or expecting after having read a basic summary. First there is a whole romantic aspect that I would not have guessed was there. Secondly this is a four part series which according to others goes down hill but in order to reach a some what satisfying you have to read. Thirdly the ending to this book is definetly a cliff hanger. Fourthly it is definetly a young adult book in terms of writing style (e.i. descriptions, length ect) which as a teen I found not to be enough. It does have a good build up and decent plot line but overall I would not have picked it had I known what I was getting into.
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Maybe a good story for teens but I got bored quickly, I won't pass this copy along as it very old and not what I consider good shape.
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This is the second in this series about child abduction. Telling the story from the child's viewpoint at 16 is quite interesting. When a teenager finds her face on a milk carton she begins to remember her lost childhood. She was abducted at age three and the memories come back slowly, stimulated at first by the dress the little girl is wearing that she remembered. The vacillating emotions seem natural as she wonders what her parents were like but still she loves the parents she now has. Did her current parents taker her from her original family? I think the author caught the emotions quite well - so well that at times I felt like crying with this young woman. How the story is resolved continues in following books.
reviewed The Face on the Milk Carton on + 12 more book reviews
A good book, suspenseful. i would recommend it for young adults
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Liked this book when I read it as a teen. It was a good read, they also made a movie about this book. I would recomend this book for a teen.
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From the cover:
No one ever really paid close attention to faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl - she felt overcome with shock. It was herself.
mommytsunami avatar reviewed The Face on the Milk Carton on
A quick read, very interesting story line.
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A girl suddenly finds her face on the back of a Milk Carton- revealing that she was kidnapped at a young age by her "parents"
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Excellent pre-teen and teenager book; sometimes the face of the milk carton is familiar . ..
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this book kept me reading. i didn't stop reading this. along with the other books. Caroline B. Cooney, her books are awsome and great for teenagers.

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