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    Whatever Happened to Janie?

    Part of The Face on the Milk Carton Series

    Author Caroline B. Cooney
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    $11.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Ember
    5.5"W x 8.25"H x 0.5"D  
    On sale May 22, 2012 | 224 Pages | 9780385742399
    Grade 7 & Up
    Reading Level: Lexile 720L | Fountas & Pinnell Y
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    What if your entire life was built on a lie? Mystery and suspense blend seamlessly with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. Perfect for readers obsessed with twisty, emotional thrillers, Caroline B. Cooney’s iconic JANIE series remains as addictive as ever.

    When Janie Johnson saw her own face on the side of a milk carton, her world shattered. Now the truth is finally out: Janie was kidnapped as a little girl and raised by a family she loved without ever knowing she belonged to someone else. But discovering who she really is doesn’t make anything easier.

    The Springs want their daughter back.The Johnsons can’t bear to lose the child they raised. And Janie is trapped between two families, two identities, and two versions of herself. Is she Janie Johnson? Or Jenny Spring? Certainly there's enough love for everyone, but how can the two separate families live happily ever after?

    Impossible to put down, this bestselling continuation of the legendary JANIE series explores identity, trauma, family loyalty, and the lasting ripple effects of a single crime.
    © Jane Feldman
    Caroline B. Cooney is the author of Family Reunion; Goddess of Yesterday (an ALA Notable Children’s Book); The Ransom of Mercy Carter; Tune in Anytime; Burning Up; The Face on the Milk Carton (an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book) and its companions, Whatever Happened to Janie? and The Voice on the Radio (each of them an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), as well as What Janie Found; What Child Is This? (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults); Driver’s Ed (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Booklist Editors’ Choice); Among Friends; Twenty Pageants Later; and the Time Travel Quartet. She lives in Westbrook, Connecticut. View titles by Caroline B. Cooney
    • WINNER | 1994
      ALA Best Books for Young Adults
    • WINNER | 1993
      Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
    • WINNER | 1992
      Iowa Teen Book Award

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    What if your entire life was built on a lie? Mystery and suspense blend seamlessly with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. Perfect for readers obsessed with twisty, emotional thrillers, Caroline B. Cooney’s iconic JANIE series remains as addictive as ever.

    When Janie Johnson saw her own face on the side of a milk carton, her world shattered. Now the truth is finally out: Janie was kidnapped as a little girl and raised by a family she loved without ever knowing she belonged to someone else. But discovering who she really is doesn’t make anything easier.

    The Springs want their daughter back.The Johnsons can’t bear to lose the child they raised. And Janie is trapped between two families, two identities, and two versions of herself. Is she Janie Johnson? Or Jenny Spring? Certainly there's enough love for everyone, but how can the two separate families live happily ever after?

    Impossible to put down, this bestselling continuation of the legendary JANIE series explores identity, trauma, family loyalty, and the lasting ripple effects of a single crime.

    Author

    © Jane Feldman
    Caroline B. Cooney is the author of Family Reunion; Goddess of Yesterday (an ALA Notable Children’s Book); The Ransom of Mercy Carter; Tune in Anytime; Burning Up; The Face on the Milk Carton (an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book) and its companions, Whatever Happened to Janie? and The Voice on the Radio (each of them an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), as well as What Janie Found; What Child Is This? (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults); Driver’s Ed (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Booklist Editors’ Choice); Among Friends; Twenty Pageants Later; and the Time Travel Quartet. She lives in Westbrook, Connecticut. View titles by Caroline B. Cooney

    Awards

    • WINNER | 1994
      ALA Best Books for Young Adults
    • WINNER | 1993
      Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
    • WINNER | 1992
      Iowa Teen Book Award

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