The Face on the Milk Carton
The Face on the Milk Carton is a young adult mystery by Caroline B. Cooney, first published in the United States in 1990 by Bantam Doubleday Dell. Fifteen-year-old Janie Johnson sees her own photo on a missing-child milk carton. It opens the five-book Janie Johnson series.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Bantam Books, 1990
- First published
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, United States, 1990
The first edition of The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney was published in New York by Bantam Books in 1990. We track 2 editions.
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- Followed by
- Whatever Happened to Janie?
In print
- Editions recorded
- 24 on Open Library, 14 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 1 language
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Who published the first edition of The Face on the Milk Carton?
The first edition of The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney was published in New York by Bantam Books in 1990.
How many editions of The Face on the Milk Carton are there?
We track 2 editions of The Face on the Milk Carton, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after The Face on the Milk Carton?
In order, it is followed by Whatever Happened to Janie?, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Face on the Milk Carton, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Face on the Milk Carton (Q7733044), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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