Orbiting Jupiter
Ratings13
Average rating4.2
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Ratings13
Average rating4.2
In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.
Two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter.
After spending time in a juvenile facility, he’s placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost.
When Jack meets his new foster brother, he knows three things about him:
Joseph almost killed a teacher.
He was incarcerated at a place called Stone Mountain.
He has a daughter. Her name is Jupiter. And he has never seen her.
What Jack doesn't know, at first, is how desperate Joseph is to find his baby girl. Or how urgently he, Jack, will want to help.
But the past can't be shaken off. Even as new bonds form, old wounds reopen. The search for Jupiter demands more from Jack than he can imagine.
This tender, heartbreaking novel is Gary D. Schmidt at his best. He is the author of the Printz Honor and Newbery Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; Okay for Now, a National Book Award finalist; and The Wednesday Wars, a Newbery Honor Book, among his many acclaimed novels for young readers.
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There are some books that you read and you just know they are going to be special and something that you carry with you always. This is one of them.
When my friend recommended this Orbiting Jupiter to me they had expressed that it ruined their life and I decided that was a good enough reason to pick it up to see if it was worth the pain and... Yeah, it really is.
I instantly fell in love with these characters. It takes a lot for me to grow attached to characters, especially in such a short book but I knew within the first few chapters that I wanted to keep them in my pockets, away from any harm or hardship.
I was an absolute mess reading this and I fully believe that I am owed compensation from Alli for recommending this to me.
This was a beautiful and thoughtful story.
I will definitely think about this book for a very long time and check out this author's other works.
Great quick read. Very powerful and sad. It will make you smile and feel broken at the same time.
the last chapter got me and now im sad
loooooooooove the parents and teachers in this book so much. wish it was longer so we could spend more time with all the characters, loved the audiobook and the writing.
