LAST POST

The last chapter talks about a totally open discussion with Janie, her parents, Reeve and his sister Lizzie. This was probably suppose to be the climax of the book, as her parents are heartbroken and emotionally "beat up". However, I found it unrealistic that the parents revealed how heartbroken and their despair in such a open way. Any parents wouldn't want their child to worry, and probably would try to hide it, or try to come up with a conclusion, however hurtful it is, as passive as possible. Continuing on, through brainstorming ideas, they finally concluded that Lizzie would first meet up with the Springs, just so the Johnsons( Janie's current family) wouldn't be "kidnapping" Janie. Her mother, understanding a hurt of a mother when a daughter is missing, gets up and dials New Jersey's number, and the story end with Janie introducing herself.
In the end of the book, there was a preview for the next book, and it lets us see how happy her real mother was, expecting Janie to come home. Also, it shows how broken and fustrated the Spring children were. They hated Janie, due to the pain she has caused upon their family, the constant over protectiveness they get, the worry she has cast upon her parents for years. The last book should be interesting...
In conclusion to this blog, the book is banned due to the following reasons:
1) the idea of being kidnapped promoted in a child's mind
2) the semi-sexual relationship Janie (at the age of 15) and Reeve has ( like preventing teenagers to read this would prevent them from such a thing)
3) it gives teenagers/children the feeling of being grown up, being able to drive and have relationships at a young age
Basically, this book promotes, or puts into light, exactly what parents don't want their children to be doing.

FACE ON THE MILK CARTON... IS FINISHED.