The Face on the Milk Carton Predictions

I am reading the book The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney. In this book, Janie thinks that her parents kidnapped her, but she can't figure out how or why. I predict that even if she finds her real family, she will stay with her "parents". On page 121 it says, "'Nothing happened?' repeated her father. He had aged. Tonight he was indeed a grandfather. Lines creased his cheeks as if he had slept on a pile of books. The distinguished hair was just a tired gray. 'We paced the floor for hours in complete panic. Wondering if you'd ever come back. Wondering if you'd bother to let us know. And you dare tell me nothing happened?'" In this quote, Janie's father is telling her how worried he was when she had skipped school and was missing all day. This shows that her parents care about her, and she realizes that. Even if they may have kidnapped her, they still care about her and show her they love her. For this reason, I think Janie may want to stay with them.

Also, on page 124 it says, "And whether he was thinking of Janie next to him, or Hannah gone forever, she did not know. Think of me, Janie thought. I'm your daughter." Here, Janie is hoping her dad is thinking about her. Even though she is not his real daughter, she wants him to think of her like she is. Since she feels that way, she may want to stay with them even if she finds her real family because she thinks of them as her parents and she wants them to think of her as their daughter.

And lastly, on page 125 it says, "New Jersey must vanish. Jennie Spring must never be. She resolved to be Janie Johnson with all her heart, mind, and soul." When Janie first thought she was kidnapped, it was because she thought she saw her picture on a milk carton. The name on it was Jennie Spring, and it said she was from New Jersey. I think this shows she will want to stay with her parents because she is saying she wants to forget about what she saw on the milk carton and try to keeping living the same life. She wants to stay with her parents who love her, and that she's had a great life with so far.