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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Children's Books

ISBN-10038574238X

ISBN-139780385742382

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038318334

Product Key Features

Book TitleFace on the Milk Carton

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFamily / Parents, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Thrillers & Suspense

Publication Year2012

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorCaroline B. Cooney

Book SeriesThe Face on the Milk Carton Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

ReviewsPraise for the Janie Johnson series: The Face on the Milk Carton * An IRA-CBC Children's Choice "It's a gripper. You can't put it down until you've gone through the whole trauma with Janie Johnson, from that first moment of horrified recognition to the thoroughly satisfying conclusion." -- Entertainment Weekly "Those of us of a certain age devoured this book. . . . It made us think, and keep thinking about it, even after we finished reading. For many of us, too, it was the kickoff to a lifelong love of reading, particularly in the genres of suspense and horror." -- The Atlantic "Absorbing and convincing. Strong characterizations and suspenseful, impeccably paced action add to this novel's appeal." -- Publishers Weekly "Cooney again demonstrates an excellent ear for dialogue and a gift for portraying responsible middle-class teenagers trying to come to terms with very real concerns." -- School Library Journal Whatever Happened to Janie? * An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults "The power and nature of love is wrenchingly illustrated throughout this provocative novel, which expresses multiple points of view with remarkable understanding." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review The Voice on the Radio * An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults "Cooney's outstanding command of emotional tension has taken this novel to extraordinary heights." -- School Library Journal, starred review, Praise for the Janie Johnson series: The Face on the Milk Carton * An IRA-CBC Children's Choice "Cooney again demonstrates an excellent ear for dialogue and a gift for portraying responsible middle-class teenagers trying to come to terms with very real concerns." -- School Library Journal Whatever Happened to Janie? * An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults "The power and nature of love is wrenchingly illustrated throughout this provocative novel, which expresses multiple points of view with remarkable understanding." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review The Voice on the Radio * An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults "Cooney's outstanding command of emotional tension has taken this novel to extraordinary heights." -- School Library Journal, starred review

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition20

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisA psychological thriller about a teenager who sees her own face staring back at her from a missing children's notice on the back of a milk carton. An emotionally evocative and chilling read that seamlessly blends mystery and suspense for fans of A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER and WE WERE LIARS. "It's a gripper. You can't put it down." -- Entertainment Weekly "A real page-turner." -- Kirkus Reviews 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 with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar--a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey--she felt overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl--it was her . How could it possibly be true? Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really her parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened?, A psychological thriller about a teenager who sees her own face staring back at her from a missing children's notice on the back of a milk carton. An emotionally evocative and chilling read that seamlessly blends mystery and suspense for fans of A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER and WE WERE LIARS. "It's a gripper. You can't put it down." - Entertainment Weekly "Areal page-turner." - Kirkus Reviews 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 with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar-a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey-she felt overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl-it was her . How could it possibly be true? Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really her parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened?, 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. Mystery and suspense blend seamlessly with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. 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 with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar--a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey--she felt overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl--it was she. How could it possibly be true? Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really her parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened?