Thirteen-year-old Emily's joy at spending the summer at a horse camp is clouded by the depressed behavior of an overweight misfit in her cabin, who resists attempts to make her feel better about herself and eventually disappears with no explanation.
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Face on the Milk Carton," a story in which fifteen-year-old Janie Johnson becomes caught up in a search for her true identity after seeing a picture of her three-year-old self on a milk carton; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
On a field trip, Freda is separated from her class, but she remembers just what to do. Includes questions about the text and a note to parents about visual learning.