June Bug
June Bug believed everything her daddy told her. That is, until she walked into Wal-Mart and saw her face on a list of missing children. The discovery begins a quest for the truth about her father, the mother he rarely speaks about, and ultimately herself. A modern interpretation of Les...
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June Bug believed everything her daddy told her. That is, until she walked into Wal-Mart and saw her face on a list of missing children. The discovery begins a quest for the truth about her father, the mother he rarely speaks about, and ultimately herself. A modern interpretation of Les Miserables, the story follows a dilapidated RV rambling cross-country with June Bug and her father, a man running from a haunted past. Forces beyond their control draw them back to Dogwood, West Virginia, down a winding path that will change their lives forever.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781414319568 (1414319568)
ASIN: 1414319568
Publish date: July 23rd 2009
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
This must be my summer for reading about people from West Virginia or stories set in West Virginia. Chris Fabry has provided a story that literally tugs at your heart-strings. It was impossible to read about June Bug and her father and not feel emotionally invested. This is a wonderful story about h...
Fabry tells a tale of gain and loss. Of love and hate. Of right and wrong. We meet June Bug and her Dad in a walmart parking lot. Their RV has mechanical issues. And June Bug sees her own face on a missing child poster in the store. Although she obviously has a great relationship with her dad, ...
This was a rather sweet book. A good easy read without being too 'deep' or too shallow. While it did have a good ending, I found it a bit sad too. A bit to 'real life' in that sense, I guess. But it was still enjoyable and left me satisfied as a reader. Its supposed to be a 'retelling' of "Les Miser...
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