I can't believe I actually spent the time to read the entire Janie Johnson series. I read the first book as a child, and thought I would see what had happened. The writing quality decreases as the series goes on. ( )

This is the fourth and last in Cooney's Janie series. Janie discovers that her father had been sending money to the woman who kidnapped her. She has to deal with her anger at his deception while at the same time cope with her grief and fear because he has suffered a heart attack and stroke and may not survive. She decides to set out to meet the woman who kidnapped her and find out the answers to her many questions about her kidnapping.

Cooney has a gift for capturing adolescence: the conflicting (and conflicted) emotions, the silliness with friends, the realization that even with the best intention one's actions can seriously impact other people. Unfortunately, this fourth novel is probably the weakest of the three I've read. At the best of times Cooney jumps from situation to flashback to an entirely different situation with little exposition. The first half of this novel seemed very disjointed. Fortunately, the second half comes together as Janie decides whether to meet her kidnapper. ( )

Continues the story of Janie, and she finds a folder that her adopted father had been keeping. Inside the folder was info on Hannah. ( )

Another great book in this series. I love reading how each character is growing and maturing. ( )

After her father’s stroke, Janie is put in charge of the household finances only to learn that her father has been financially supporting Janie’s kidnapper all these years. Concluding volume of the “Face on the Milk Carton” series.