I started reading Face On the Milk Carton to my 7th Grade Orientation class a few minutes a day. Before I knew it, the quarter was over, and I hadn't had a chance to finish it. My kids checked every copy of it we had in the library, and I bought my own copy. Even though I had read it in high school, I couldn't remember how it ended.
Caroline B. Cooney's Face On The Milk Carton is about a high school girl called Janie Johnson who sees a picture of herself on a milk carton at lunch. She instantly understands that she's been kidnapped, though she doesn't remember the actual kidnapping. The entire book chronicles her mental journey as she tries to figure out if she is making up memories or if they are repressed. She can't imagine her loving parents as kidnappers, yet she is certain that picture is her as a little kid. The facts just don't line up.
I enjoyed reading it this time just as much as I did 15 years ago. It's an interesting read, and my kids really loved it.
1 comment:
That is a good book. I do remember reading it in HS as well.
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