The Missing Persons Wall
by Sean, Cape Elizabeth grade 5 

The talking wall is the missing persons wall when you first step into Wal-Mart. A lot of people in the immediate community paste missing person pictures there. They post the missing persons pictures in hopes that somebody will find them and return The child to the parent. People usually have somewhat of a emotional reaction to the wall knowing that there are children who canít find their parents and parents who canít find their children. Most people do have a emotional reaction to but not everybody does have a emotional reaction to it. People usually donít really have a strong emotional reaction but they still do have a emotional reaction to it. This is one wall Iím glad Iím not part of. I would like to visit it occasionally so if I see someone on it I can return them to the person looking for them.
   
 
Questions to think about:
1) Do you have something like this in your area?
2) Have you ever seen a place where there are missing children pictures posted before?
3) Would you like to help these people?
4) Do you think something like this is important? Why or Why not?
 

For More Information :
The Face on the Milk Carton, Caroline B. Cooney, New York, Doubleday Dell Publishing group, ©1990.
 
 
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