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3.74 AVERAGE
This story really surprised me and I really enjoyed it, highly recommend!
I stayed motivated to finish this book, but I'm not sure why; I think it was the perspective of the nine-year-old narrator. She was pretty appealing. The book billed itself (I did not read this until I was about halfway through the book) as a modern-day retelling of Les Miserables; I didn't really see it. It's a Christian novel; did a fairly good job of working in scriptural references without beating you over the head with them.
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Read for a book with a month in the title.
I was really looking forward to this book. The blurb sounded like the start of a good thriller.
Instead the book is a Christian book which I didn't realise so all the characters were nicey nice characters.
June bug learns at the age of 9 that her dad is not her real dad. She has no recollection of her mom and only finds out this information after seeing a photo of her missing self in Walmart. What follows is her discovery of who she is and how she ended up with her not real dad for the last 7 years.
I thought her dad was going to be a bad character but he actually turns out into a good man and it's actually a sweet story of being saved.
Not the story I expected it too be but readable and sweet.
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I was really looking forward to this book. The blurb sounded like the start of a good thriller.
Instead the book is a Christian book which I didn't realise so all the characters were nicey nice characters.
June bug learns at the age of 9 that her dad is not her real dad. She has no recollection of her mom and only finds out this information after seeing a photo of her missing self in Walmart. What follows is her discovery of who she is and how she ended up with her not real dad for the last 7 years.
I thought her dad was going to be a bad character but he actually turns out into a good man and it's actually a sweet story of being saved.
Not the story I expected it too be but readable and sweet.
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βI believed everything my daddy told me until I walked into Walmart and saw my picture on a posterβ¦β This line hooked me but the story and writing kept me. Nine year old, June Bug, lives in an RV on the road with her daddy. The poster she sees is in a Walmart in Colorado. This is the start of June Bug quest to learn who she is and where her family is. The daddy, John Johnson, is a kind-hearted, ex military with a sad background. The story unfolds across the roads that lead June Bug home.
This is seriously one of my favorite books. I wonderful sweet story!
June Bug by Chris Fabry is a fresh take on the classic tale Les Miserables. Nine-year-old June Bug is mostly content with her life on the road with her dad, Johnson, until she sees her own picture on a poster for a kidnapped child. The poster says she was kidnapped seven years ago, and that her real name is Natalie Ann and has an age-progressed photo that looks just like her, down to the small birthmark on her cheek. Her discovery sets a chain of events in motion that will change her entire life and may just give life to her deepest dreams of stability and a home. As a narrator, June Bug is precious and just a bit precocious. She tells the story of her life with wonder and honesty. Alternating chapters depicting the frustration and heartbreak of searching for a long missing little girl are moving and devastating. It's a terrific read with a message of how God can turn the worst evil into good for his purposes.
This is seriously one of my favorite books. I wonderful sweet story!
This book was amazing. I remember going to the library and staring at this book for a while, not sure if it was really something I was going to be into. But I'm glad I did get it. It had me choked up a little, which does not very often for me. I absolutely fell in love with Junebug and Johnson. And the ending upset me so much, but it was also very sweet and endearing. Mae really got on my nerves in the end, but I wanted to smack myself because of that. [SPOILER:] Of course she was needy and annoying, scared and worried. Her granddaughter had been missing for years, and she finally got her back. But one thing I didn't like.. I understand it was a Christian focus, but some parts really bothered me. I myself, am a Christian. However, I think Christian or not, you can be a good person. I know some athiests, some agnostics, some muslims.. a lot of them are great people. Some parts of this book suggest otherwise. "I grabbed my wad of clothes and got changed and then we went back to the truck and there were all of the sandwiches we hadn't finished from Melinda's family. I put two and two together and figured those people must have been Christians." This annoyed me.. but then I remembered this is from a little kid's perspective. Unfortunately though, some Christian adults have this perspective also..
But anyhow, this was cute.
But anyhow, this was cute.
I wasn't real sure what I thought of the premise of this book - a seemingly missing child living for years with her abductor in an RV. I was pleasantly surprised to see how the author allowed this story to unfold.
June Bug, the character, is an absolute delight. Much wiser than her nine years, she can read people like a book. She is sharp, bright and intuitive. And like most nine year olds, she says things out loud that she probably shouldn't.
I really enjoyed "watching" June Bug put clues together to find out who she really was. Some of the steps she took were so elementary, and yet I never would have thought of them. As the realization that she was not who she thought she was started to become clear, my heart broke for her. I couldn't imagine dealing with something like that as an adult, let alone a nine year old child.
I can't say I'm crazy about the ending - it just seemed a bit unrealistic to me. But all in all, this was an enjoyable story that I would recommend.
June Bug, the character, is an absolute delight. Much wiser than her nine years, she can read people like a book. She is sharp, bright and intuitive. And like most nine year olds, she says things out loud that she probably shouldn't.
I really enjoyed "watching" June Bug put clues together to find out who she really was. Some of the steps she took were so elementary, and yet I never would have thought of them. As the realization that she was not who she thought she was started to become clear, my heart broke for her. I couldn't imagine dealing with something like that as an adult, let alone a nine year old child.
I can't say I'm crazy about the ending - it just seemed a bit unrealistic to me. But all in all, this was an enjoyable story that I would recommend.
This was a book club pick and probably not something I would have chosen. It was ok, but seemed like an advertisement for WalMart.