The book is about a 15yearold girl named janie johnson, who starts to suspect that she may have been kidnapped, and that her biological. Janie goes into her attic and finds the dress same as the one on the milk carton. Describe the main characters in the face on the milk carton. Some important characters are her parents and her friends reeve and sarahcharlotte. The book is about a 15yearold girl named janie johnson, who starts to. Cooney, quote from the face on the milk carton her parents kissed her on each side. It made me think this book was no different than any other normal mystery book. In the vein of psychological thrillers like we were liars, girl on the train, and beware that girl, bestselling author caroline cooneys janie series delivers on every level. I am on the last page of the book, the face on the milk carton. Apr 25, 2010 this is a book trailer not a movie trailer, though there is a movie version of this book for caroline b. Did you know the face on the milk carton is one of the most challenged books. Face on the milk carton this is one of my favorite books and when my daughter came home with it i was ok with her reading it, because she is getting to that age where she wants a little more mystery in a book. Mar 21, 2009 i thought it was a really interesting book and recommended it to all my friends who also really enjoyed it. 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 collara threeyearold who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in new jerseyshe felt overcome with shock.
Immediately download the the face on the milk carton summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching the face on the milk carton. There are more than three million copies of the janie books in print. The voice on the radio the face on the milk carton series. Her mother took both her hands now and held them against her cheek, as if in prayer.
Cooney this study guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the face on the milk carton. In the novel the face on the milk carton by caroline b. The face on the milk carton is a young adult novel written by author caroline b. Cooney published her first book safe as the grave in 1979. Cooney began the janie johnson series in 1990 with the. The face on the milk carton 1990, a young adult novel by caroline b. I thought it was a really interesting book and recommended it to all my friends who also really enjoyed it. The narrator says, cold drafts, like winter coming, sifted down her face like dust65. About the book the face on the milk carton was written by caroline b. Who are the main characters in the book the face on the. Cooney addresses janies problems honestly and openly. Cooney, throughout these couple of pages the book is talking about janie exploring the attic, looking everywhere for her birth certificate.
Cooney, went on to become the first book in a series of six novels about the main character. An irscbc childrens choice book, it also has been made into a frequentlyaired television special. If janie was that 3yearold with the pigtails on the front of a carton of milk. This roller coaster of suspense leaves readers eager for its sequel. Pete retrieved his flattened milk and tried to shape it back into a carton. I read the book, the face on the milk carton by caroline b. The face on the milk carton is a young adult mystery novel written by author caroline b. I read at the age of 10 that i still remember reading let alone the entire story. This would depend on whether the milk refers to dairy milk from a bottle or carton, or to breast milk for nursing a baby. The face on the milk carton 1995 the face on the milk carton 1995 the face on the milk carton 1995.
Oct 01, 2007 no one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. It is pretty powerful as it is about a girl who is just in school one day and recognizes a picture of herself as a 4 year old on the milk carton with a caption that she is a missing child. Cooney is the bestselling author of more than thirty young adult books, including the millioncopy plus bestseller, the face on the milk carton. The face the milk carton timeline timetoast timelines. Janie is a fifteenyearold girl with red curly hair, is shy and wishes she were named jayne johnstone.
Mar, 2014 i am on the last page of the book, the face on the milk carton. Many of her books were challenged for different reasons but her book the face on the milk carton was challenged for sexual content and challenge of authority. Recognizing herself as the missing child on a school milk carton, janie is compelled to investigate and has to choose between her love for the people she has always known as. As i was reading this book i could not help but feel i had seen this somewhere and had a flash back to a younger version of me watching an after school special about this. The face on the milk carton was mainly challenged in texas but was sometimes challenged in other places. Cooneys bestselling janie series beginning with the face on the milk carton and concluding with janie face. As the story unwound, becoming more and more convoluted and complex, i was enthralled. The face on the milk carton by caroline b cooney smart bitches. Cooney is about how a girl named janie was stolen when she was three, but she never knew. Cooney at first, i thought this book was just going to be about a girl, who got kidnapped, and some detectives went and tracked down clues to find her. It was published in 1990 by dell books for young readers. Book report the face on the milk carton, by caroline b.
But my editor called me up after number 4 and said, i still think about janie, and i think about who she and reeve and their families would be as. Outcome the face on the milk carton was never actually banned. Dreaming of dairy milk milk and cookies, perhaps would suggest. Cooney as today is halloween, heres a story that promises to scare, chill, and thrill you sitting at lunch as usual with her friends, janie johnson who, at 15, is already playing with her identity by adding and changing letters to her plain name, sneaks a swig from a friends milk carton, even.
The face on the milk carton has been extremely popular ever since it was first released. Why do you like the book called the face on the milk carton. In 1995, the face on the milk carton was adapted into a tv movie starring kellie martin and sharon lawrence. The face on the milk carton the face on the milk carton. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and theres a deeper mystery ahead. But as janie johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl. You were stolen ten years ago from a shopping center in new jersey, janie.
Janie is still in shock from her devastating picture on the milk carton of kidnapped children, her mind debates whether she was really kidnapped or not. Mystery and suspense blend seamlessly with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. Janie is a 15 year old girl who has recently discovered she was kidnapped when she was little. The great book scandals of 2012 that question sucked a lot of us in from the start. May 29, 2008 why do you like the book called the face on the milk carton.
She makes reeve drive her to new jersey in an effort to locate the people she believes are her family of origin. The face on the milk carton janie johnson series plugged in. Who are the main characters in the book the face on the milk. The face on the milk carton homework help questions. The face the milk carton timeline created by samuelstvn. The first in the fivepart janie johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. The face on the milk carton was a quick and good read. The face on the milk carton is an iracbc childrens choice book, and whatever happened to janie. A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called the road less traveled, describing a journey he took through the woods along a path most travelers never used. I am on page 65 of the face on the milk carton by caroline b. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A teenage girl sees a photograph of herself one day in the school cafeteria on a missing persons column on the side of a milk carton. Cooney concludes her janie series with the fifth and final volume, janie face to face.
Cooney is the bestselling author of more than 30 young adult books, including the millioncopy plus bestseller, the face on the milk carton. Sep 28, 2015 the ya book that introduced janie johnson to the world. Chapter 2 janie was shocked because she found out she might be kidnapped. At the beginning of the story, janie is a typical teenager. My name is ava munn, and i will be retelling a book called, the face on the milk carton, by caroline b. Order of janie johnson books janie johnson is the lead character in a series of young adult suspense novels by american author caroline b. The book is about a 15yearold girl named janie johnson, who starts to suspect that her parents may have kidnapped her and that her biological parents are somewhere in. Mar 20, 2017 the face on the milk carton 1995 the face on the milk carton 1995 the face on the milk carton 1995. Janie is mostly the main character and reeve is another character. The first in the janie johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. The face on the milk carton is a 1990 novel by caroline b.
When fifteenyearold janie johnson sees her own picture on a carton of milk, she wonders whether her loving parents are actually kidnappers. Buy a cheap copy of the face on the milk carton book by caroline b. More than two decades after publishing the face on the milk carton, caroline b. Why was the face on the milk carton banned by cullen. The titular face on the milk carton refers to the protagonist, janie johnson or jennie spring, a fifteenyearold girl who is. This is a book trailer not a movie trailer, though there is a movie version of this book for caroline b. Why, with the last name johnson hardly a name at all. This book is listed at number 80 on the most frequently challenged books for 19901999 and at number 29 on the same list for 2000. The suspicion that she was kidnapped brings her entire life up to this point into question. After she wrote the book, she received tons of fan mail asking for a sequel or an explanation of what happened to janie, the main character in the book.
This is a story about a teen, janie johnson, who discovers she was possibly kidnapped by her parents after seeing her face on a milk carton for missing children. Mar, 2014 i am on page 65 of the face on the milk carton by caroline b. Cooneys bestselling janie series beginning with the face on the. The main character in this book is a 15 year old named janie johnson. Excerpt from the face on the milk carton penguin random house. Jetzt the face on the milk carton nach hause oder ihre filiale vor ort bestellen. In 1995, the face on the milk carton was combined with whatever happened to janie. However, the fact that janies picture was on the milk carton overpowers anything said. The book, the face on the milk carton by caroline b conney is amazing. Oct 31, 2010 the face on the milk carton by caroline b. 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 collara threeyearold who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in new jerseyshe.
The face on the milk carton tells the story of a teenager, janie johnson, who looks down at her milk carton at lunch one day and realizes that. What are some metaphors from the face on the milk carton. Cooney is the author of many other books that include drivers ed and the sequel to face on the milk carton, whatever happened to janie. The face on the milk carton monday, october 1, 2007. When janie johnson glanced at a milk carton, she saw a familiar face her own. She is an award winning american author of suspense, romance, horror, and mystery books for young adults. The literary device used in this quote is a simile. Recorded books is proud to offer an unabridged recording of this riveting story that takes on new drama and urgency through alyssa bresnahans stirring. The sentences are pretty short ant not very complicated. The face on the milk carton has two main characters. With kellie martin, sharon lawrence, edward herrmann, richard masur.
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