The Face on the Milk Carton

I can't believe I haven't read this book until now. I was so sucked in to this book I couldn't put it down until I was finished. This was an amazing story that really tugged at my heart for everyone involved - for both sets of parents and the teen-aged girl caught in the middle. It did seem vaguely familiar and I know I must have seen the movie on TV (or parts of it) when I was younger. This book was very well written so that you can really imagine the characters and feel the anguish they were feeling. I wish I had had the opportunity to read this book when I was a teen. I was actually newly married and on my own by that point but had I been still at home I would not have been allowed to read it or watch it since my parents were very religious and strict. According to Wikipedia, “The book was number 80 on the most frequently challenged books in the US for 1990-1999 and number 29 for 2000-2009.” Apparently it was banned in Texas but I'm not sure if it was banned anywhere else. The reasons it was challenged was for sexual content (which was never carried out) and challenging authority. This is one of those things were I believe each parent should make the decision what their own kids can or cannot read. A high school student should certainly be able to read this book. I would have let my boys read it and plan to ask them if they want to (they are through school)