What Janie Saw

by Caroline B. Cooney

First published 2012

Janie Johnson thought the worst was behind her. As a toddler, she was kidnapped and raised by another family. As a teenager, she discovered the truth and reunited with her birth parents. Now, as a young woman trying to build her life, Janie realizes her ordeal may not be over. Someone still watches her. Someone still poses a threat. The past she worked so hard to reconcile refuses to stay buried. Janie must confront whatever danger remains while protecting the relationships she fought to rebuild. Her survival once again depends on understanding who she can trust and how far her enemies will go. The girl who survived kidnapping must now face the reality that some wounds never fully heal and some predators never give up.

Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: second-chance, unreliable-narrator

32 pages · Kindle Edition · Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Content warnings: kidnapping

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