What are some characteristics of Janie Johnson?

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tells the story of Janie Johnson, who discovers she is Jennie Spring, a
teenager who was kidnapped at age three and raised by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.

As the story begins, Janie is enjoying being a teenager and spending time with her
boyfriend, Reeve, and her best friend, Sarah-Charlotte. At her core, she is a caring,
light-hearted person just coming into herself.

Janie is suspicious of the
fact that she may have been kidnapped. Although she desperately hopes that it is not true, she
cannot help but continue to search for the truth.

Janie is fiercely loyal to
her parents, the Johnsons, even when faced with mounting evidence that they may have kidnapped
her. She fights to return to live with them even after she knows the truth about who she is and
where she comes from. When her parents begin to believe that Hannah may have kidnapped Janie,
they insist on contacting the Springs despite the fact that Janie is terrified of being
separated from them.

Janie feels guilty about her obsession with the
kidnapping, and later, when she learns that Hannah tempted her with ice cream, she feels guilty
for being so easily lured away from the Springs. She is torn between the two families.

The months of introspection cause Janie to find it difficult to focus on anything else.
When Sarah-Charlotte wants to discuss boys, Janie is unable to concentrate, and it creates a
rift in their friendship. Reeve gives her an ultimatum: to either tell her parents about the
kidnapping or their relationship will end.

The guilt and stress of the
kidnapping revelation have affected Janie physically as well as emotionally. She has not taken
good care of herself and has failed to eat properly, which adds to her distress, especially as
she loses a letter she wrote to the Springs that she fears will be mailed.