Whatever Happened to Janie?

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Summary: One of the best sequals to the first book
Review: Of course after reading "The Face on the Milk Carton" you have to continue reading to find out what happened to Janie. I like this one because it goes into more detail with the Spring family. Which is Janie's real family. You get to go through everyone's feelings, Janie's and her sister and brothers. Of course Janie is completely torn in trying to stay true and fair to the family she only knew and was torn apart to be and live with her family that she was abducted from years ago. She misses everyone her school, best friends, and her boyfriend Reeve. I liked learning more about the Spring family I think because you go through the hell that all of the family members went through when their sister/daughter was abducted years ago from them. And you and Janie wonder what it would be like if it didn't happen at all and if she would be closer to her true family? I've never read a book sequal before and this one was just as good as the first one. Again as in the movie (The Face on the Milk Carton) it was really different. And not all things have a happy ending. But in the end they eventually figure out what to do with Janie and what's best for everyone. You need to get this book to figure out what Janie goes through even more, and to know more about The Spring Family and the hell they went through all those years ago. And of course to find out what their final decisions where. In the long run I was really impressed with this book as a sequal and again I couldn't put it down and neither will you!

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Summary: Incredible Sequel To The Face on the Milk Carton
Review: "Whatever Happened to Janie?" begins with Jodie Spring (Janie Johnson's biological sister) getting ready for Janie's arrival. At first, I thought the story was going to be told from Jodie's point of view, and I was on the verge of setting this book aside. I didn't think Jodie would be the best choice for a protagonist; I wanted Janie back. But by the second chapter, I realized the book would be alternating between the other characters in the book, not just one. This is definitely a change from "The Face on the Milk Carton" where it was only Janie telling the story, and I think this way is much more effective; now everybody can voice their opinion, even if they don't verbalize it to each other.

Once Janie arrives at the Spring's home, she immediately feels homesick. She can't get used to calling the Springs her family, or responding to her birth name: Jennie Spring. Everything they do, how they live, etc.--all of it's alien to her. And she certainly doesn't hold back her feelings, even if it hurts them. It's almost as though Janie wants to hurt them, to make them pay for separating her from her parents.

Obviously, there's a lot of resentment between Janie and her two siblings, Stephen and Jodie. From the start, Stephen isn't very accepting, and with his temper, it doesn't look like Janie and he will ever be friends. Jodie, on the other hand, wanted another sister. After all, she was the only girl among three other brothers (Stephen and the twins, Brendan and Brian). But Janie's resistance ruins Jodie's hope of having the perfect relationship with her sister.

I don't think one person is left unscarred in this book. If it's not from the transition of a new family member, it's the reopening of old wounds by the FBI who want to find Janie's kidnapper, Hannah Javensen.

Despite Janie's harsh decision in the end, I thought it was the right one, although it hurt the Springs tremendously. The whole ordeal was well-written, and if you like true-to-life events, then I highly recommend the Janie series: "The Face on the Milk Carton", "Whatever Happened to Janie?", "The Voice on the Radio", and "What Janie Found".

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Summary: A New Beginning for Janie
Review: Book review for "Whatever Happened to Janie?"

"Whatever Happened to Janie?" by Caroline B. Cooney is about a teenage girl named Janie who found out that she was kidnapped in a mall when she was only three years old. She is still trying to cope with the shock of seeing her face on a small milk carton under the 'missing' label and her world is turned into chaos and confusion. Her perfect life is now nowhere near perfect.

Janie now experiences living with the family she never knew she had. Is Janie Johnson ready to switch lives with Jennie Spring? Will she be able to change from being the only child to being the middle child of five? The big question is, will she have enough love to go around?

I love this book because I read the Face on the Milk Carton and fell in love with the story. Now I can read on and find out what happens next to Janie and her journey in discovering where she really belongs.

I would recommend this book to teenagers across America. This book gives you an inside look at what it is like to find out that your life was all a lie, just a fairy tale that won't come true the way you planned it.

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Summary: An emotional story of Janie's life with a new family.
Review: I enjoyed this book and could not wait to see what would happen next! It was hard to sit it down. Janie is extremely emotional in this book as many twists and and turns of an amazing new world for her. She becomes extremely homesick and misses Reeve, her parents, and friends back home! She was not used to a big family and did not get along with them very well. She felt embarrassed and uncomfortable the whole time with the new family. She looked like them,but did not want to be like one of them. She did not try to fit in . All she wanted was her old life and her old family. This book is a must if you have read "The Face On The Milk Carton." Read this book to see where Janie's permanent home will be.

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Summary: Janie Johnson? Or is it, Jennie Spring?
Review: I love this book. I have gone through three different copies of it because I always find my self reading it. The characters are so real and drawn out. It's some times difficult to see the Spring's pov ( or for me any ways. ) Because they acted as though Janie Johnson ( Mr. and Mrs. Spring's missing daughter Jennie Spring. ) Should have fit in their family perfectly.
I feel for Janie ( yes I call her by her other name. ) Because she didn't ask for this and her 'real family' ( especially her older brother Stephen blames a lot on her.
The Spring family ( especially Mrs. Spring, ) was not able to move on with her life, after her daughter was kidnaped.
She kept all of her daughter's things. Waiting for that day that her daughter would come home, and when she did. The family expected her to mold into the Spring family.
It's also tarring to read about the Johnson because they in a way loose two daughters.
This is a tragedy waiting to happen and it spawned in to several other book.
Personally I believe this is way better then the Face on the Milk Cartoon.

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Summary: Whatever happened to Janie
Review: This book was a great one to read. After reading Face on the Milk Carton and then reading this one it was very exciting. When Jennie went back to her real parents it was very heart wrenching. I felt what Jennie felt, as the author did a good job letting its readers be part of the story. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be kidnapped and then finding yourself on a milk carton and then being reunited with your real family after 12 years. The attitude that Jennie had towards her real parents was sad but I believe this was something she or anybody would have to go through in order to heal. The book was hard to put down and it definitely kept my attention. You must read the Face on the Milk Carton to understand this one but it is definitely worth reading.

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Summary: Real characters with real hearts!
Review: This book, What Ever Happened to Janie, is an excellent sequel to The Face On The Milk Carton. I have read all 4 books about Janie and the others and I have loved them all! This book all starts when the lawyers took janie back to her real set of parents in New Jersey and how Janie reacted to it. The dramatic plot and the heart-breaking decisions Janie have made was so moving that I cried every time I get to the part where she wanted her real parents back. Despite that, the author makes you feel invovled with the plot. I was so happy when janie was kind and joyful with the Springs.I think Caroline Cooney has done a great job describing the twisted life Janie Johnson has been through. All the characters seem so emotional and real life. If I met Janie or Reeve or Jodie or Stephen, they would definitely be on my "Unique People" list! I love Reeve and I hope Janie will always know how much she means to him. I recommend this book to anyone who wants some serious reading done about love and hate and trust. It's a real bestseller!

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Summary: Janie Or Jennie?
Review: Janie Johnson, is a six teen year old, who thinks her life is great ( except that her last name is boring.). In the Face On the Milk Cartoon, Janie recognizes her face on a photo graph.
She is horrified to learn that she was abducted when she was only three years old. Janie soon learns that her real name is Jennie Spring and that she is the daughter of Jonathan, and Donna Spring who live in New Jersey. Not the daughter of her parents who live in Massachusetts.
Janie tries to cope with living in her real home, with her real family, and with real life problems, that she doesn't know how to handle.
She misses her mother and father, and her boy friend Reeve in Massachusetts.
Janie is trying to get a long with her biological family. However, the one person who is really making it difficult for her. Is Janie's older brother Stephen.
Janie is trying her hardest to fit in but her temper flares up a lot. She finds it so hard to call Mr. and Mrs. Spring mom and dad.
The Springs are a really nice family but Janie ( or Jennie as the Springs call her.)
However, every thing is different in their home. The breakfast isn't the same. The family doesn't know what privacy or relaxing is.
Janie finds her self scared to death living in the New Jersey home. But just when things start to settle down.
Something always stirs up.
Trying to find some sort of answer from the Johnson's real daughter Hannah is easier said then done.
This is a very well written sequel for the Face On the Milk Cartoon. It's filled with suspense, mystery, drama, and a little bit of romance.
There is also a surprising emotional heavy twist at every turn.

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Summary: Review on Whatever Happened to Janie
Review: I loved the book Whatever Happened to Janie. I read it in less than 24 hours and I had trouble putting it down. Readers will enjoy reading about Janie's other family the Springs. I loved this book and hopefully you'll love it too!

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Summary: Whatever Happend to Janie?
Review: Summary:
This is a mystery book; it's about a kidnapping of a little girl at the age of 3. The kidnapping took place in a shopping mall, the Spring family was having an ordinary day looking for shoes in the mall. Soon enough Miss. Spring noticed that one of her children was missing, her older son Stephen who was suppose to be watching her. There little baby girl Jennie was no where to be found. The Spring family was heartbroken, about there missing child. Over the years the family acted as if Jennie was going to come back home. They didn't want move their house or change there phone number in case she turned up one day she would know where to go. They even still had her seat at the dinner table. The children in the Spring family began to get annoyed after years of moaning, and not being able to go anywhere because there parent's were so protective over loosing another child. The older children where in HS now and yet there father still drove them to school and walked them into there first period class, because they where paranoid.

Janie, who had no clue she was kidnapped when she was a young girl, found her face on a milk carton. She began to ask her parent's questions about her childhood, and how come they didn't have any baby pictures of her. Soon enough before everyone knew it Janie was being shipped back to the Spring's house. The Spring family was so overwhelmed in happiness, there child who they thought was killed, would now be returning home into there care. The Johnson's daughter kidnapped Janie in the shopping mall that day and handing Janie over to her parents. The Johnson had no clue that Janie was kidnapped until they came to take her away. The Johnson's where heartbroken that their daughter they raised all their life was being taken away from them now. Now Jennie had to learn and deal with a new family... the Springs, even though she didn't want to leave the Johnson's side.

Why I liked and disliked the book:
I liked this book because there was a lot going on in it. It was a big mystery and things happened that you least expected. You felt bad for Jennie when you saw how unhappy she was with her real family. She was so use to the old life of an only child and getting what she wanted and now she had to deal with 4 other kids plus her parents who were strangers to her. I like reading things like this because it keeps me interested and I never want to put down the book. The way the book was written you just wanted everything to work out, it made things seem very real and you could only imagine how it would be if you were in that situation. The cover of the book didn't catch my eye right away, I think they could of made It more applying. I also didn't like how in the begging Jennie's brothers and sisters didn't understand why she felt so uncomfortable, and didn't want to try to make everything feel right. She lived with other parents in a different town with different people with a different life style, her whole life just changed, it was a big shock and they didn't seem to understand. They were upset because she made childhood years miserable in ways, and now that's she's home things still weren't good, because Jennie didn't want to be there.

Why people should read it:
I think this book would be good for people you like mysteries, and reading about things that could happen to a family. It can show you how hard things might be if this happened to your family or if you were kidnapped at such a young age. People who are interested in drama, and a lot of heartbreaks and crying this would also be a good book for them. The poor girl keeps getting taken away from her family's and having to deal with new environments and starting her life all over again. She has to try and leave her past behind and go back to her real family but she can't deal with it. She has to hard a time calling some one else mommy and daddy when she grew up call the Johnson's that. This is a type of book that once you start reading it you keep wanted to know what's going to happen next, and how everything it going to turn out. I recommend it to kids in there young teen years, I think it's a good mystery story with a lot of interesting things.