The Face on the Milk Carton

     

The Face on the Milk Carton1995

The Face on the Milk Carton is a young adult novel written by author Caroline B Cooney and first published in 1990. Part of The Janie Johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. The book is about a 15-year-old girl named Janie … more »


Stephen Sands:
You're going back to the Jessmons?

Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon:
I don't have a home there anymore. I don't have a home anywhere. It's like I can't go back and I can't go forward. Do you ever feel like that?

Stephen Sands:
All the time.

Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon:
I'm sorry I'm not the sister you wanted.

Stephen Sands:
No. You are. It was me. I-I was the one that lost you.

Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon:
What?

Stephen Sands:
I was supposed to hold your hand that day, the day you got kidnapped, and... all I did was push you down... and walk away. And when I looked back... you were gone.

Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon:
Stephen... Stephen, you were five years old. You are not responsible for what happened.

Stephen Sands:
Maybe.

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