Chapter 1

In the beginning...
The story starts off with fifteen-year-old, Jayyne Jonstone, at school. Her real name is Jane Johnson, due to her dislike of her ordinary name, she changed it a couple times, ending up with Jayyne Jonstone(although people normally call her Janie). At school, we meet her friends Adair, Sarah-Charlotte, Pete, Jason, and Katrina, whom she sits with to eat lunch. As well, we meet her neighbor, a senior, Reeves, who Janie seem to have a crush on. He's a failure at school, and has a broken relationship with his parents, so he likes to have dinner at Janie's house. Her parents often debate and argue, however they always know when to make up again. For example, they were arguing whether Janie was the appropriate age for driving. Her father says she's too young, a baby to be exact, while her mother addresses her as a woman; both quite extreme sides, yet her father gives in later. Her parents love her, and are quite protective of her. The story begins when Janie finds her own picture as a kidnapped child, on the back of Sarah-Charlotte's milk carton. Either it was from the shocking news or from her drinking milk even though she was lactose-intolerant; it was driving her insane, and hit her like an unexpected smack in the face.

Inside the Milk Carton...
From the first chapter already, we can spot a few ironies. First, the fact that Janie keeps on changing her name, and her love for her friends' unique names, reveals Janie's desire for an identity. She wanted to be somebody, a unique, non-ordinary person, and the name Jane Johnson didn't cut it. However, being kidnapped means you don't know where you come from, you don't know who your parents are, and most importantly; who you really are. Second, Her loving parents, protective and affectionate contradicts to what a kidnapper should be like. However, the fact that she was kidnapped in a mall, and her parents not allowing her to go to the mall by herself, makes one wonder... Third, her typical teenage life(daydreaming about her fut re family, driving, crushes, etc), makes the fact that she was different, kidnapped, more dramatic and unexpected.

Why Banned?
If I took the perspective of a picky person who, not only is a bit too cautious, decides which books should be banned; I'd be able to find some points on why it was banned. It might get into a child's head that he/she might be kidnapped by the parents their living with right now. As well, it would promote low self-esteem due to Janie's attitude of not wanting to be ordinary, and dislike for her name.