Orbiting Jupiter

Schmidt, Gary D.

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Age Range:
Teen
STATE NOMINATIONS:
Grand Canyon Reader Award, Young Reader Medal, Nutmeg, Georgia Children's Book Award, Read Alouds Too-Good-To-Miss, Young Hoosier
STATE NOMINATIONS:
Garden State Teen Book Award Fiction, Rebecca Caudill Book Award, Green Mountain Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award, Black-Eyed Susan Award

Product Overview

The 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, heÂ’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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.

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