What Janie Found

Written by Caroline B. Cooney

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan

Janie Johnson has been on an emotional roller-coaster ride ever since she saw her face on the side of a milk carton. At first she thought the people she called Mom and Dad had kidnapped her. Then she learned they were only trying to protect her. Finally, she had to get acquainted with another whole new family. Now Janie's two families have made peace. But just as her life returns to normal, her Connecticut father suffers a stroke. With her mother reeling from the tragedy, Janie steps in to help manage the family finances. As she sifts through a folder containing paid bills, she uncovers shocking information that threatens to destroy both her beloved families. Award-winning novelist Caroline B. Cooney weaves a gripping tale of family secrets and forgiveness in this thrilling conclusion to the best-selling novels: The Face on the Milk Carton, Whatever Happened to Janie?, and The Voice on the Radio. Alyssa Bresnahan's dramatic performance draws listeners into the thoughts and hearts of the characters. Publishers Weekly reports Caroline B. Cooney "expresses multiple points of view with remarkable understanding."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Nov 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781490608105

Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline B. Cooney was born in New York, grew up in Connecticut, and now lives in South Carolina. Caroline is the author of about 80 books in many genres, and her books have sold over fifteen million copies. I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug was her first picture book, based on a verse she wrote for her own children, Louisa, Sayre, and Harold, who are now grown. I’m Going to Give You a Polar Bear Hug is the sequel! Visit her at carolinebcooneybooks.com or Caroline B. Cooney’s author page on Facebook.

Reviews for What Janie Found

[Melissa Anderson · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

this was the most boring book I have ever read.this book wasn't required for the series. a complete waste of time. nothing new or interesting was added.

[rmarcin-630843 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

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

[kerilynned · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

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

[laneliterati · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Janie has found evidence that Hannah (her kidnapper from 13ish years ago, and daughter of Janie's not-real parents who raised her under false pretenses, is receiving money from her not-real father four times a year. However, Janie's parents have both sword before law-enforcement officials on many occasions that they have no knowledge of Hannah's whereabouts. They have decided to let her stay lost so as not to dig up their painful past yet again. Armed with her new information, Janie convinces her real brother from her biological family and her ex-boyfriend to go with her to Boulder Colorado and visit Janie's other biological brother in college, under false pretenses. Because Boulder, Colorado is also where Janie's not-real father sends those checks...

[benuathanasia · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was thoroughly disappointed with the "conclusion" to the "quartet." It began slowly, muddled through the middle, and then ended exactly as thing happened throughout the rest of the story. Cooney could have picked almost any point in the book to end it and the effect would have been the same.Stephen is one of the worst, most obnoxious, least sympathetic characters I have ever met...until we meet his girlfriend. Even worse than that, is Cooney tries her damnedest (through Janie) to try and rationalize their behavior and apologize for it. Even though I felt very betrayed by the lack of an ending in this book, I'm not entirely certain I'll be seeking out the additional ending to the series anytime soon (obviously I'm not the only one who despised the ending if Cooney felt the need to tack on an extra book after the end of the quartet).

[deltaqueen50 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the final book of four telling the story of Janie Johnson who discovered that she was the victim of a kidnapping by finding a picture of herself on a milk carton. What Janie Found finishes the series nicely and manages to tie up most of the loose ends.As Janie discovers a lead to her kidnapper, Hannah, her trust in her adoptive father is shattered as she learns that he may very well have known her whereabouts all along. As he has suffered a massive stroke and is unable to discuss this with her, she decides to confront Hannah and get some answers. With the help of two of her real brothers and her ex-boyfriend Reeve, she is finally able to see the bigger picture and learn that this situation involves more people than just herself. Janie gets the closure she needs, and is able to take the first steps toward healing herself and her two families.I thought the author, Caroline B. Cooney has done an excellent job with this YA story. A simple premise but with oh so many complications, she has shown over these four books all the anger, mistrust, anguish, love, acceptance and healing that these families and friends have had to go through. A difficult situation to resolve, but we are left with the feeling that Janie and her family will be ok.

[janarose1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I'm not sure why I stuck with this series, other than I remember loving it as a teenager. This is the fourth, and final, book in the "Face on the Milk Caron" series. Janie's father (the one who raised her) has suffered a stroke. Janie is going through his business papers when she discovers that he has been paying off her kidnapper. She flies across the country to try and find her. I wasn't completely happy with how the characters have been developed, and overall I was just tired of the series.

[ermsmediacenter · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

While still adjusting to the reality of having two families, her birth family and the family into which she was kidnapped as a small child, seventeen-year-old Janie makes a shocking discovery about her longgone kidnapper.