Orbiting Jupiter - Softcover

Schmidt, Gary D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0544938399 ISBN 13: 9780544938397

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2017

Synopsis

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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost.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

About this title

From the Author:

Gary D. Schmidt is the best-selling author of Okay for Now, the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, and the Newbery Honor book The Wednesday Wars. He lives in Alto, Michigan, and is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. www.hmhbooks.com/schmidt

About the Author:

Gary D. Schmidt is the best-selling author of Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Orbiting Jupiter; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; the Newbery Honor book The Wednesday Wars; and Okay for Now. He is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0544938399
• ISBN 13: 9780544938397
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192