Describe the main characters in the face on the milk carton. Chapter 3 janie realizes that there is also evidence that she might be kidnapped. 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. 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. Cooneys bestselling janie series beginning with the face on the milk carton and concluding with janie face. After all, how good could a picture be when it was printed on a milk carton. No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on.
Nov 12, 2008 in this book, janie researches the family on the milk carton and sees how much she resembles them. Alyssa bresnahan offers an energetic reading, breaking into song with the back row of boys in mr. The face on the milk carton looks like an ordinary little girl. After jane johnson sees what seems to be her own face as a threeyearold displayed on a school lunch carton, she is plunged into a series of flashbacks. Sex and violence is very mild in the book, but your child will eventually come to see it on tv or read it in books or talk about it in. Her life as she once knew it has changed and she is. The janie johnson series is a five book series by caroline b. Books similar to the face on the milk carton janie. 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. Mtvs finding carter is borrowing pretty heavily from the.
Supposedly the first face on a milk carton was that of etan patz, a sixyearold boy who disappeared in new york city 1979 while walking two blocks to catch his school bus. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The face on the milk carton by hannah hoing on prezi. It is an excellent fiction story about a 16 year old named janie who recongnizes her face on a milk carton. The face on the milk carton is a 1995 made for television movie that is based on caroline b. Janie goes into her attic and finds the dress same as the one on the milk carton. The face on the milk carton has two main characters. Lifetime movies based on a true story full movie 2017 best movies hight rating playlist. The poignant tale of a highschool student who finds her life turned upside down when she is struck by the similarity of a missing persons face, printed on a milk carton, to her own. She decides to find her birth family, even though she is very happy with the family shes lived with for years. Mtvs finding carter is borrowing pretty heavily from. A vocabulary list featuring the face on the milk carton. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and theres a deeper mystery ahead.
This book is realistic fiction because it could actually happen in real life it was not a pig flying trough a unicorn magical land. The face on the milk carton is a 1995 made for television movie based on the book written by caroline b. When her parents reveal that her biological mother was involved with a dangerous cult, and that they changed her name to protect her from the cults followers, the girl embarks on a heartrending. Cooney losing christina about a young girl named janie johnson who sees her own face on a milk carton and realizes that the people who raised her are not her real parents. This is a book trailer not a movie trailer, though there is a movie version of this book for caroline b. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The face on the milk carton janie johnson book 1 kindle. According to, in a list of banned books for texas, caroline b.
Janie decided to open up to her parents about the milk carton. Few characters could be more different, few characters could seem more real. Here he creates a character who may seem like an odd bird to mainstream america and makes him completely identifiable. If you dont like the book, try to get hold of the film the face on the milk carton, which condenses the first two books in the trilogy. Her cute boyfriend reeve is her main support throughout the ordeal. Cooney this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay. As fifteenyearold janie johnson stares at the milk carton, she feels overcome with shock. Mar 21, 2011 the climax is the most exciting or substantial turning element of a tale. Only one school challenged this book and it was only for references to sex and very little challenge of authority. Janie set the carton down and sighed with pleasure. In a novel that never quite lives up to its gripping premise, a highschool student discovers that her muchloved parents may in fact be her kidnappers. The movie follows janie as she unravels the mystery of her.
The movie stars kellie martin as janie, a teen who one day sees her own face on the back of a milk carton in an ad for missing children. He creates a character with infinite attention to detail, and from the heart out. This is such an excellent and charming story that it should be made available to the likes of us whose pulse rate doesnt rocket when watching the transformers and. January 9, 2012 many employers discover that finding missing participants can be next to impossible. Novel by caroline cooney about a girl named janie who one day while going about her everyday life sees an ad on the back of the milk carton at school that seems to be describing her almost exactly.
The book is about a 15yearold girl named janie johnson, who starts to suspect that she may have been kidnapped, and that her biological parents are somewhere in new jersey. Chapter 2 janie was shocked because she found out she might be kidnapped. Her parent didnt believed it in tell janie show them they tell her to call the 800 number, janie didnt want to call the 800 number, but her mom felt so guilty when she found out that janie was. The face on the milk carton pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the face on the milk carton pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. However, when she loses it, she panics and thinks it has been sent. This book is listed at number 80 on the most frequently challenged books for 19901999 and at number 29 on the same list for 2000.
The face on the milk carton redheaded janie kellie martin, catching her own face in a yearold photo on a milk carton, starts asking her parents questions like wheres her birth certificate. The face on the milk carton is a young adult novel written by author caroline b. This comprehensive lesson plan includes 30 daily lessons, 180 multiple choice questions, 20 essay questions, 20 fun activities, and more everything you need to teach the face on the milk carton. Did you know the face on the milk carton is one of the most challenged books. I watched the face on the milk carton many years ago, but have been waiting in vain for the film moguls that be to release it as a dvd and the vhs version is no longer available. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response. 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 1995 a teenage girl searches for the truth after discovering she has been separated from her original family for years. Janie is mostly the main character and reeve is another character. Kellie martin is perfect for the role of the teen girl. The face the milk carton timeline created by samuelstvn.
The face on the milk carton character descriptions for teachers. When her parents reveal that her biological mother was involved with a dangerous cult, and that they changed her name to protect her from the cults followers, the girl embarks on a heartrending search to find. The face the milk carton timeline timetoast timelines. Free the face on the milk carton worksheets and literature. The face on the milk carton pictures rotten tomatoes. With kellie martin, sharon lawrence, edward herrmann, richard masur. This comprehensive lesson plan includes 30 daily lessons, 180 multiple choice questions, 20 essay questions, 20 fun activities, and more everything you. Mar 24, 2017 lifetime movies based on a true story full movie 2017 best movies hight rating playlist. Start studying face on the milk carton chapter 7 and 8. She writes a letter to her biological parents but she doesnt send it. The face on the milk carton character descriptions for. The little girl on the back of the carton stared back at her. But before abduction and long before finding carter, there was the face on the milk carton, a yabeforeyawasathing series that detailed the exact same plot finding carter is currently teasing.
The climax is the most exciting or substantial turning element of a tale. 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. Apr 25, 2010 this is a book trailer not a movie trailer, though there is a movie version of this book for caroline b. Janie thought it made cinces but why was she in a milk carton if her mom lefter here. 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. Free the face on the milk carton study unit worksheets for teachers to print. In 1995, the face on the milk carton was combined with whatever happened to janie. The face on the milk carton homework help questions. The face on the milk carton 1995 the face on the milk carton 1995 the face on the. Cooneys the face on the milk carton was banned for sexual content and challenge of authority. In fact, she was stolen from her birth family the springs in early childhood and the springs want her back. The dol requires that plan fiduciaries take certain steps in an effort to locate missing participants or beneficiaries before such participants account assets are distributed.
Cooney this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Just remember that there are a few changes, the most significant being that janie only has two biological siblings in the film stephen. No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. The first in the janie johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. 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. Sep 28, 2015 the ya book that introduced janie johnson to the world. In the vein of psychological thrillers like we were liars, girl on the train, and beware that girl, bestselling author caroline cooneys janie series delivers on every level. Janie is a 15 year old girl who has recently discovered she was kidnapped when she was little. Jul 08, 2014 but before abduction and long before finding carter, there was the face on the milk carton, a yabeforeyawasathing series that detailed the exact same plot finding carter is currently teasing. The face on the milk carton 1995 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. Face on the milk carton chapter 7 and 8 flashcards quizlet. 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. The face on the milk carton character descriptions caroline b.
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