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    June Bug
    June Bug
    June Bug
    Audiobook10 hours

    June Bug

    Written by Chris Fabry

    Narrated by Chris Fabry

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    From the best-selling author of War Room comes a Christy Award finalist, now a Lifetime original movie called Child of Grace.
    “I believed everything my daddy told me until I walked into Wal-Mart and saw my picture on a little poster . . .” For as long as she can remember, June Bug and her father have traveled the back roads of the country in their beat-up RV, spending many nights parked at Wal-Mart. One morning, as she walks past the greeter at the front of the store, her eyes are drawn to the pictures of missing children, where she is shocked to see herself. This discovery begins a quest for the truth about her father, the mother he rarely speaks about, and ultimately herself. But when her father’s past catches up with them, forces beyond his control draw them back to Dogwood, West Virginia, down a winding path that will change their lives forever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateApr 20, 2021
    ISBN9781496460066
    Author

    Chris Fabry

    CHRIS FABRY is a graduate of W. Page Pitt School of Journalism at Marshall University and Moody bible Institute's Advanced Studies Program. Chris can be heard daily on Love Worth Finding, featuring the teaching of the late Dr. Adrian Rogers. He received the 2008 "Talk Personality of the Year" Award from the National Religious Broadcasters. He has published more than 60 books since 1995, many of them fiction for younger readers. Chris collaborated with Jerry B. Jenkins and Dr. Tim LaHaye on the children's series Left Behind: The Kids. His two novels for adults, Dogwood and June Bug, are published by Tyndale House Publishers. Chris is married to his wife Andrea and they have five daughters and four sons.

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    4.5/5

    223 ratings35 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a great and captivating story, beautifully told with a heartwarming ending. The author's writing style is highly praised, and the book is recommended for its inspirational and clean content. Some readers wished for an epilogue to provide closure, but overall, the book is loved for its portrayal of childhood and redemption. The story is intriguing and leaves readers wanting to know more about the characters' future. It is a favorite among readers and highly recommended.

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    • 2/5
      Rustbelt romance novel. I only made it about a third of the way through before giving up. The characters all seem to be too good to be true. Not my cup of tea.
    • 4/5
      June Bug has traveled all over the country with her daddy, John in an old RV. When the RV breaks down, June Bug sees a missing child poster that looks like her. When they go to stay with Sheila, while waiting for a part for the RV, Sheila reminds John that now that June Bug is getting older she needs to go to school, she needs friends and she needs to be able to ride a bike. John at first, argues that she is getting an education going all these places and learning about history, but he soon comes around to Sheila's point of view. After seeing the missing child poster, June Bug begins to ask questions about where her mother is and is John her real father. At first, John brushes off June Bug's questions, but finally decides it is time to set things right and return to where it all began.
    • 5/5
      What a cute story i was so glue to it i could not put it down i hope there a part 2
    • 5/5
      Best book I’ve listened to in a LONG time. Loved the author narration as well.
    • 5/5
      Oh my goodness. What a beautiful story, enjoyed every minute. The author read with so much heart, I felt it all!
    • 5/5
      I adore this book. It’s definitely difficult to listen to in parts but what a great, good in the gut feeling this book leaves you with ultimately.
    • 5/5
      Excellent plot and a lot to think about. Hope there is a follow up.
    • 5/5
      Getting to know June Bug is a pure delight! This story is fascinating.
    • 3/5
      June Bug said or thought things sometimes that seemed to be above a 9 y.o. I hated the ending. ** Spoiler ** there's no way her "father" of 7 years would just totally step out of her life. :(
    • 5/5
      Wonderful, wonderful book! Told from a nine year old’s point of view…..you will fall in love with Junebug❤️
    • 5/5
      GREAT book!!! From start to finish, it gripped my heart ♥️
    • 4/5
      I really liked the whole book. So nice described the relationship between June-bug and her father. The only thing I did not liked was the end, it destroyed somehow the whole story. As the love the whole book describes was trown to the aches.
    • 5/5
      June Bug....An inspirational story that touched my heart, full of smiles and some tears.
      I thoroughly enjoyed this story and couldn’t wait for the next sentence.

      KIm Ward
    • 5/5
      Absolutely amazing! I was engrossed by the end of the first chapter and couldn’t put it down.
    • 5/5
      Oh how I was glued to this story. I really wish it had an epilogue though to give us a glimpse in the future. I would love to see a certain someone show up in June bugs life during her graduation or wedding. Just something to let us know if her dreams came true. It’s hard to say anything without spoiling it so I recommend you read this.
    • 5/5
      I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Got to find more books by this author. Great ending. I cried at the end for about 10 minutes. So great!!
    • 5/5
      Great book! Highly recommended. I love the way he writes.
    • 5/5
      Chris has a way of writing that makes a person see with their heart. Beautiful story about childhood and redemption.
    • 4/5
      Very intriguing story. I do wish the ending would’ve told us a few more things. Felt like I was left hanging. Great book and a really good narration by the author!
    • 5/5
      Beautifully told, the ending wasn’t predictable look forward to reading more by this author
    • 3/5
      Great story but volume is too low for comfortable hearing

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    • 5/5
      What a great story! Really enjoyed it - even brought happy tears at the end.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Wonderful story of love and sacrifice! Often from the child’s point of view. This is now one of my favorites!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      One of the most enduring books I’ve ever read! (actually that I listened to as I heard it on Scrib) The fact that the author read the book to us gives it an even better “flavor“, I think.
      Definitely left me wanting to know more about June Bug and John Johnson’s future.

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    • 5/5
      This was a great and clean story! It was beautiful and I highly recommend it!

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    • 3/5
      I liked the book until the end. There was a huge build up to the climax and then it fell completely flat. The ending was very upsetting to me. We are left with many loose ends. Here are my ending complaints.
      1. What happened to the mother? Was she charged?
      2. What did the police tell the media and the world about Natalie. Something had to be said.
      3. Here is the biggest one! The author tries to play it off that the dad just has to leave because it’s better for Natalie. But he just abandons her. No letters, no phone calls, no visits. She is just left wondering if she will ever see him again. This is disgusting and heartbreaking to me. And after all the Christian morals and lessons in the book this is not a Christian act. A girl needs her father. And to be abandoned by him like that after 7 years would be absolutely traumatic and devastating and not in her best interest. It would affect her forever. I read an interview from the author and he tried to play off with some silly answers like “she couldn’t really become Natalie with him in her life and life is always full of questions.” But if this guy was a good father It’s completely unbelievable and still makes me angry. I don’t know how anyone could walk away from this book ok with that ending.
    • 2/5
      I've read Fabry's "Almost Heaven" and "Not In the Heart" and liked them both, but "June Bug" was a disappointment. It's a little too unrealistic and events are a little too forced. My overall impression is that he just tried too hard to make the story work.
    • 5/5
      June Bug has always loved her life on the road with her father. Travelling around in the RV she has gotten to see lots of interesting places. Sometimes she does long for a real house, and she really wants a dog, but her Daddy takes good care of her and helps her whenever she feels scared. But now she has a secret from him. She was in a Walmart and saw a picture of a girl on a missing child poster. A girl that looks just like her. What is her Daddy not telling her?
      As this story plays out the reader encounters a smart and brave little girl (June Bug), a man with past secrets that he'd rather not dig up - but he has no choice (Johnson, her "father"), and a Grandmother who has never stopped praying, hoping and believing that her grandchild is out there somewhere - despite what the sheriff and everyone else seems to think.
      This story drew me in from page one. As the reader, I knew something wasn't right about June Bug's situation with her father - but was he really her father? What secrets was he holding that he wasn't telling her about? The strange thing was that he seemed to really treat her well, not like a child abductor would. As the story unfolded I was rooting for June Bug to get what she wanted - a happy and stable home, and for the Grandmother to find her lost granddaughter, and for the Sheriff to put all the pieces together. There are many memorable characters that pop up along the was as June Bug and her father travel back to West Virginia to confront the past and set things right - a preacher who gives them a ride and some good advice, a family who gives them a wonderful memory at a swimming pool, and an old friend of Johnson's who provides just what they need to keep going. This was one of the best Christian Fiction books I've ever read. I highly recommend it.
    • 3/5
      A modern interpretation of Les Miserables? Only in the loosest sense of a comparison. With that off my chest...

      This is the best of Christian fiction: a good story with good people trying hard to do the right thing in a world which is badly fallen from grace. Belief in and worship of God is a daily thing, part of everyday life, and there is no huge evangelistic push here.

      This is part mystery, part family tale, and all love story - between a father and a child. The characters are all likable, from the hard-nosed and pushy journalist Bentley to the always-in-the-wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time Graham. The only character who earns and deserves my dislike is Dana, mother to the child loved by all.

      This is the second Dogwood book I have read (thanks, Judy!), and there is another in the wings, waiting on its turn in my book club. If you like light, well-written Christian fiction, I recommend this.
    • 5/5
      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 how a little girl is saved by her "father" and in turns winds up being his saving grace as well.