The Face on the Milk Carton
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780553058536 (0553058533)
Publish date: February 1st 1990
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 184
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Realistic Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Banned Books,
Suspense
Series: Janie Johnson (#1)
Janie is having breakfast one day whenever she sees her face on the milk carton. She realizes that she must be kidnapped and tries to figure everything out.
Eh. Duller than one would expect, but with some interesting ideas. I expect it is way more popular with an appropriate age group. I read it because it was banned, and I try to keep up with those out of sheer contrariness.Library copy
I was in the sixth grade. We were having one of those Scholastic book orders that made reading so exciting. This book caught my attention. What could be more captivating than a book about a kid finding out they're kidnapped?!! I begged my mom to order it and she did. Shortly thereafter, the book was...
I really didn't like this book, but I remeber reading it as a child and liking it more. I felt like there was no depth to the characters, all of a sudden their in love and we don't even really get to see their relationship buliding. Next her boyfriend is a self centered jerk. I wasn't a fan of the...
DNF. Something about the spasmatic nature of the main character was simply annoying to me. I mean, I know this is a big deal and all, but one page of run-on freaking out is good enough. After only a few pages I was reading only the dialogue just to skip ahead and find out why her face was on a milk ...
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