The Face on the Milk Carton

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3.8

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Caroline B. Cooney

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"A real page-turner." —Kirkus ReviewsNo 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?

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Author

Caroline B. Cooney

Pages

208

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published Date

2012-05-22

ISBN

038574238X 9780385742382

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"This is still one of the scariest concepts to ever exist."

Carson

"5/10 I think it would be better for younger audiences… I found it slow and boring."

Rach :)

"Took me a little while to get used to the style of writing and storyline, but pretty decent read "

MadiBee

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

Victoria ✌🏻

"This was meh at best. The main character is bland and I can't help but feel like we missed out on truly complicated feelings. However my true bone to pick was the boyfriend character. He was boring, inconsiderate (like please the girl just found out something traumatic give her a break), not only that but he's a creep (didnt like the age gap)"

Hey You

"Good but kinda scary and sad"

Sarah H

"I wanted to read this book wayyyyy back in grade 7 and it was always checked out from the classroom library! I've been listening to the Teen Creeps podcast and this was one of the books they covered so 20+ years later we finally got there"

Victoria Dears

"DNF. A great concept but bad execution. This books could be cut in half if she had just called the tip line. Such a small book but it was taking me days to read because I was just so bored. DNFed because it felt like a waste of time. Probably a lot more interesting if you’re a child"