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Synopsis
June O'Donnell a.k.a. Junior, a.k.a. Jack, a.k.a. Jonathan O'Donnell IV, a.k.a. the first female O'Donnell first-born has always been haunted by her family's mythic but complicated legacy. As she prepares to begin her final year of high school, June is itching to leave behind her ghosts in Five Fingers, Michigan, and travel the world.
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Is A Million Junes appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
A contemporary YA romance with magical realism elements exploring family legacy, ghosts, and complicated histories. Mild language and tension, appropriate for teens dealing with themes of grief and family dysfunction.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent, grief, and family trauma.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with June's desire to escape her hometown and the mysterious family curse that haunts her senior year.