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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Profound identity crisis; the psychological weight of discovering your life is built on deception
What this book is about
Janie Johnson recognizes herself as the missing child on a milk carton — and realizes her entire childhood and family may be a lie. Cooney's classic YA thriller handles the mystery with genuine tension and is honest about the impossible situation Janie faces: what do you do when the truth will destroy everyone you love?
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Identity and family deception themes
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