(5 stars=EXCELLENT 4 stars=GOOD 3 stars=FAIR 2 stars=POOR 1 star=VERY POOR no stars=NOT RECOMMENDED)ĭisclosure: Many publishers, literary agents, and/or authors provide free copies of their books in exchange for an honest review without requiring a positive opinion.

Recommended reading level: Said to be for ages 12 and up, but I would say 16 and up Thanks.(1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing and/or profanity 4=a lot of cursing and/or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity) Please feel free to use them, online or off, with attribution. Is the book suspenseful-does it keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next? What about the ending? Does it satisfy. What does Janie realize by the end of the story? Is there a lesson she learns?ĩ. Should Janie have asked the Johnsons at the beginning about the milk carton? When she finally does confront them, what is their reaction? Was it right that they had never told her about her past?Ĩ. What determines identity? What would it be like to find out you aren't who you thought you were? If you have lived your life as one person and then uncover a past you didn't know about, are you still the same person? In other words, what makes you who you are?ħ. This book is about identity, discovering the truth about who one is. How would it feel to wonder whether your parents were really your parents? If it turned out that your parents were not your biological parents, would that change your feelings toward them? What would you want to know about your birth parents? Who would be your 'real' parents-in other words, what is a 'parent'?Ħ. What about Reeve-is he a good guy? Do you like him as a character?ĥ. Why won't Janie tell her friends, especially Sarah Charlotte, her best friend, what she has uncovered?Ĥ. Janie's friends begin to notice her changed behavior. How does Janie begin to piece together the clues that will tell her the story of her life? What about her memories-her daydreams or flashbacks-what do they reveal? Do you have memories of your earliest life?ģ. How would you describe Janie Johnson and her life.before she sees her face on the milk carton? What does she like about her life? What would she like to change?Ģ. Read-Think-Talk (a guided reading chart)Īlso consider these LitLovers talking points to help get a discussion started for The Face on the Milk Carton:ġ.Generic Discussion Questions-Fiction and Nonfiction.How to Discuss a Book (helpful discussion tips).

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