Discussions

__Tina's Discussion Questions__ Section 1: Does Janie wonder who her real parents are? Why couldn't Janie believe she was kidnapped? Section 2: Does Janie want to be with Reeve? Does Janie want to tell her parents that she thinks they have kidnapped her or not? Section 3: Does Janie want find out who her real parents are or not? Is Reeve a good influence on Janie? Section 4: Does Janie believe that Hannah is real? Does Janie believe her parents when they tell her about Hannah? Section 5: Does Reeve want to be involved in Janie's problem? Should Reeve have told his sister about the kidnapping or not? Section 6: Does Janie want to go to her biological parents house? Why? Why does Janie's mom make Janie call her real parents?

__Helen's Discussion Questions__ Section 1: Why did Janie panic when she saw a girl on the milk carton? What is the evidence that Janie is getting influenced by her friends? Section 2: Why did Janie's behavior changed toward her parents? Predict what's inside the locked bottom drawer. Section 3: Why did Janie's parents try to hide her when she was young? How does Janie feel when her parents tell her stories about when she was young and why does she feel like that? Who do you think registered Janie on the milk carton and why do you think he/she did that? Section 4: Why do you think Janie wants Hannah out of her life? Why do you think Janie didn't want her parents to know about the milk carton? Section 5: Why do you think that Janie's father was excited when Janie and Reeve came to cheer for the soccer team? Why do you think Janie tried to write a letter to the Springs even though she was not going to send them? Section 6: What questions does Janie still have about her parents and the kidnapping and why? Predict what will happen on the next sequel of the novel.

__Jazz's Discussion Questions__ Section 1: What were Janie's immediate feelings after seeing herself on the milk carton? Why do you think she felt that way? Do you think Janie experiences peer pressure from her friends? Section 2: How did Janie's feelings about her parents change after seeing herself on the milk carton? Why didn't Janie ask her parents straightaway about the milk carton? Why did she want to keep it a secret from them? Section 3: Do you think Janie's parents were telling the truth about her being Hannah's daughter, or did they just make up a story to cover up the fact that they kidnapped her? Do you think Hannah is still alive? Why doesn't Janie care about Hannah, even though she was told Hannah was her mother? Section 4: Do you think Reeve is a bad influence on Janie and why? Why do you think Janie told Reeve instead of her friends or family about the milk carton? Section 5: Why didn't Janie's friends notice she was acting strange, when Janie's teacher even noticed and asked Janie if she was fine? Was Reeve wrong in telling Lizzie about the milk carton? What would you have done? Section 6: Did Reeve have good reasons to break up with Janie? What were his reasons? Did Janie actually want to talk to or meet her real parents? What would you want to do?