Whatever Happened to Janie?
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Whatever Happened to Janie?

by Caroline B. Cooney

1993•Mystery•199 pages

Taste attributes: mysterythrillerteendramafastwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA small-scale mystery that is realistic and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

No one ever paid attention to the faces of missing children on milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the little girl who had been taken twelve years ago, she recognized that little girl--it was herself.The mystery of the kidnapping is unraveled, but the nightmare is not over. The Spring family wants justice, but who is to blame?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryThrillerTeenDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Parent and childParental kidnappingBrothers and sistersIdentityJuvenile FictionYoung adult fictionKidnappingKidnapping, Parental

Details

Author
Caroline B. Cooney
Published
1993
Pages
199
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