- Young Adult, Fiction, Parent and child, Parental kidnapping
After recognizing the photo of the little girl listed as missing on the milk carton, 15-year-old Janie Johnson’s life is forever changed as she struggles to balance loyalty with doing what is right.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Caroline B. Cooney
- First published
- February 1, 1990
- Pages
- 188
- Publisher
- Laurel Leaf Books, Random House Children's Books, Laurel-Leaf Books
- Editions
- 24
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9781439520970
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Caroline Bruce Cooney was born in Geneva, New York and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She became interested in writing while still in grade school, and began publishing her stories when her children were young. She has published more than 75 suspense, mystery, and romance novels for teenagers. She currently resides in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
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