In the book The Face on the Milk Carton
Janie discovers that she has been kidnapped when she sees her picture on a
milk carton at school. She lives next door to a high school student who she has a crush
on. The boy is called Reeve. Janie and Reeve become close in a girlfriend and
boyfriend way. One day Janie asks Reeve to skip school and drive her to New Jersey. It
is getting late and the two are worried that they will get into trouble. Janie does not
want her mother to know that she has tried to seek out more information about her real
parents. As the two contemplate having a sexual relationship they rent a motel room.
However, Janie and Reeve decide not to stay and instead they put the key in the mailbox
and leave. They return home.
Janie has walked around with
fear and worry about her need to contact her family of origin. She has been in denial
about the situation but can no longer deny it. Reeve convinces her to tell her parents
the truth and also contacts his sister to help. Janie tells her parents the truth about
the kidnapping and lets them know she needs to contact her origin
family.
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