In 1995, the Face on the Milk Carton became a movie. It was directed by Waris Heussein and the teleplay was written by Nancy Isaak. The movie stars Kellie Martin (Janie) and Johnny Green (Reeve). Click the picture on the left for the first part of the Face on the Milk Carton movie.
People of today do not realize that banning books takes away lessons that can be taught. In the case of Janie from the Face on the Milk Carton, children can learn to not be afraid to tell the truth or that holding your fears in has consequences. If you click the image on the right you will see an interview about how books can teach lessons. The book discussed in the video is Blink by: Malcolm Gladwell
A few quotes
"Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books."
-Dr. Seuss
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.”
-Stephen King
-Dr. Seuss
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.”
-Stephen King