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Title:
| Literature: "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline Cooney |
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Description:
| These websites are about the book "The Face on the Milk Carton" and author Caroline Cooney. Find out more about the author and how she got her idea for the book. There are interviews, reviews, excerpts, and lesson plans for the book. Includes a link to an eThemes resource on "Whatever Happened to Janie," the sequel to the book. |
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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Resource Links:
| Scholastic: Caroline Cooney
Read a biography of the author. Click on "Interview Transcript" to read an interview with the author and several students.
Teens@Random: Excerpt
Read this excerpt from the book.
Teenreads: The Face on the Milk Carton
Read a review of the book. Click on the links to learn more about the author and read an interview with the author. Includes links to resources on her other books, including the sequels to "The Face on the Milk Carton."
Learning about Caroline B. Cooney
This webpage on the author was created by an eighth grade student. Read her review of the book.
The Face on the Milk Carton
Find out about the characters in the book and read a student review of the book.
The Face on the Milk Carton Readalikes
If you enjoyed reading "The Face on the Milk Carton," you might want to check out these books.
Authors: Caroline Cooney
This website about the author includes activity ideas to go along with the book.
Day Dreams
This one page PDF file has students write about a daydream they have and contrast it to Janie's daydream in the book.
Journal Writing Topics
This one page PDF file includes topics for students to write about as they are reading the book.
Writing a Newspaper Article
This one page PDF file challenges students to write a newspaper article about what has happened to Janie.
Social Problem KWL
This one page PDF file has students create a KWL chart about a social problem that they will learn about while reading the book. NOTE: Teachers should check the websites given before students use them.
eThemes Resource: Literature: "Whatever Happened to Janie" by Caroline Cooney
These websites are about the book "Whatever Happened to Janie" and author Caroline Cooney. Read an excerpt from the book, read book reviews, and view a PowerPoint presentation on the book. Also includes discussion questions and a link to an eThemes resource on the prequel to the book, "The Face on the Milk Carton."
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.5, 2
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