Nthe face on the milk carton book report

When fifteenyearold janie johnson sees her own picture on a carton of milk, she wonders whether her loving parents are actually kidnappers. The first in the fivepart janie johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. In the face on the milk carton, where did janie go to read about her kidnapping when she was three. I was very disapointed with some of the content he was exposed to. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and theres a deeper mystery ahead. Sep 28, 2012 my summer reading book report for alpha. Janie face to face the face on the milk carton series by caroline b.

Cooney is the bestselling author of more than thirty young adult books, including the millioncopy plus bestseller, the face on the milk carton. Janie thought it made cinces but why was she in a milk carton if her mom lefter here. 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. Cooney welcome to the all new banned library podcast where, like the people that try to ban books, we look at the reasons why books are banned, glance at an internet summary, and then just make some shit up. As fifteenyearold janie johnson stares at the milk carton, she feels overcome with shock. The face on the milk carton looks like an ordinary little girl. 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. 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 new jersey. Janies school gets milk from a company that puts photos of missing children on the their milk cartons. When janie johnson glanced at a milk carton, she saw a familiar face her own. It also covers how janie has forged better relations with her biological family, especially one of her younger twin siblings. Dec 10, 2015 the face the milk carton timeline created by samuelstvn. This guide features multilevel questions for each chapter.

Mystery and suspense blend seamlessly with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. The face on the milk carton is a young adult novel written by author caroline b. What made it even more exciting is the location, new jersey. No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. 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. I read the book, the face on the milk carton by caroline b. Chapter 3 janie realizes that there is also evidence that she might be kidnapped. Home about exposition blog this book was publish in 1990 by caroline b. No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on. In a novel that never quite lives up to its gripping premise, a highschool student discovers that her. This roller coaster of suspense leaves readers eager for its sequel. There are no special flashbacks in the book as the main character janie does not remember what happened to her in the past. The face on the milk carton this was the first slideshow moviemaker ive ever made i love it. So i bought it and read it to my boys, who are 10 and 11. There are sooooo many better books out there and question the. Jul 01, 2009 no one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. The face on the milk carton janie johnson book 1 kindle. When she was done, she looked down at the picture of the missing child, and sees a little girl that looks exactly like her.

Cooney published her first book safe as the grave in 1979. 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. The face on the milk carton has been extremely popular ever since it was first released. The movie stars kellie martin as jennifer sandsjanie jessmon, a 16yearold girl who finds her face on the back of a milk carton and puts the pieces of her past together. 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 my opinion janie is really responsible and reasonable, a. The face on the milk carton was a quick and good read. With kellie martin, sharon lawrence, edward herrmann, richard masur.

Sep 28, 2015 the ya book that introduced janie johnson to the world. My son read this for a book report in the 7th grade. The book the face on the milk carton is about a girl named janie johnson who is fifteen years old and wants to change her name so bad. 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. The face on the milk carton by anastasia messina on prezi. She is an award winning american author of suspense, romance, horror, and mystery books for young adults. The public library to read the new york times on microfilm. The face on the milk carton 1990, a young adult novel by caroline b.

The face on the milk carton is a 1995 made for television movie that is based on 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. In the third book, the voice on the radio, janies boyfriend reeve decides telling her story on his university radio is a good way of making entertainment. This is an extensive, 28page study guide of the novel, 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 the milk carton timeline created by samuelstvn. The face on the milk carton legend characters context close friendboyfriend parents friends biological family biological mother reeve shields mrs. This book has 184 pages is a really good book to read, is exciting, and mysterious i really recommend this book.

All opinions are my own and i am in no way sponsered of affiliated with the publishers. The face the milk carton timeline timetoast timelines. The face on the milk carton is a pageturner i read it in two hours. An excellent student and ambitious youth, she loved school and was involved in many different activities. Order of janie johnson books janie johnson is the lead character in a series of young adult suspense novels by american author caroline b. Caroline cooney was born in 1947 and grew up in old greenwich, connecticut.

The first in the janie johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. Cooneys bestselling janie series beginning with the face on the milk carton and concluding with janie face. I always thought of new jersey as a laidback state, but once i. Early in the novel the face on the milk carton, by caroline b.

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. Timeline for janie johnson of the face on the milk carton by. There are between 1015 thought provoking questions for each chapter. 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. Even though she is lactose intolerant, she takes and drinks her friends milk carton. Book report the face on the milk carton by caroline b. This book is about a girl who saw her face on a milk carton under the missing ad and realizes the parents she knows and loves must not be her parents.

She wants to just be janie and have a normal life, but the other side of her is dying. Janie is a 15yearold girl with long, curly, red hair. Johnson reeve is seventeen years old and janies neighbor. It was published in 1990 by dell books for young readers. Timeline for janie johnson of the face on the milk carton. The face on the milk carton janie johnson series plugged in. In 1995, the face on the milk carton was adapted into a tv movie starring kellie martin and sharon lawrence. Janie at first looked like a normal girl her age but after she found her picture on the milk carton her life completely changed. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Janie johnson loves her parents but when she found out about the missing 3 year old girl. Book report the face on the milk carton, by caroline b.

An irscbc childrens choice book, it also has been made into a frequentlyaired television special. Characters in the story summary favorites recommendation janie johnsonjennie spring plays two parts in this story. If you love to read, youll agree with me, as i love to read. 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. The book the face on the milk carton is about a girl named janie johnson who is fifteen years old and wants to change her name so bad to jayne johnstone and get her drivers license. Alyssa bresnahan offers an energetic reading, breaking into song with the back row of boys in mr. This is my thirteenth book from the popsugar 2015 reading challenge list a book set in high school.

The face on the milk carton is definetly a 5 star book. Same hair, same face, and janie remembers the dress in the picture but she has no memory of being kidnapped. I read this book when i was a kid and remembered it being really good. The face on the milk carton homework help questions. Cooney, went on to become the first book in a series of six novels about the main character. The book is about a 15yearold girl named janie johnson, who starts to suspect that she may have been kidnapped, and that her biological. During school lunch one day, she sees a picture of a missing girl on a milk carton. Autumn francia whatever you are wondering about reading this book for on here. Describe the main characters in the face on the milk carton. 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. Her best friends are sarahcharlotte sherwood and adair odell.