Orbiting Jupiter
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Publishers Weekly Best Book
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Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
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Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
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In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.
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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.┬а
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After spending time in a juvenile facility, heтАЩs 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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost.┬а
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When Jack meets his new foster brother, he knows three things about him:
┬а┬а┬а┬а тАв Joseph almost killed a teacher.
┬а┬а┬а┬а тАв He was incarcerated at a place called Stone Mountain.
┬а┬а┬а┬а тАв He has a daughter.┬аHer name is Jupiter. And he has never seen her.
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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.
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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.
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This tender, heartbreaking novel is Gary D. Schmidt at his best. He is the author of the Printz Honor and Newbery Honor Book┬аLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy;┬аOkay for Now, a National Book Award finalist; and┬аThe Wednesday Wars, a Newbery Honor Book, among his many acclaimed novels for young readers.
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"A powerful story about second chances, all the more devastating because not everyone gets one."тАФPublishers Weekly┬а(starred review)
