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Author:

Schmidt, Gary D.

Title:

Orbiting Jupiter / Gary D. Schmidt.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

183 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Emotional problems of teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Child abuse--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage fathers--Juvenile fiction.
Foster home care--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Emotional problems--Fiction.
Child abuse--Fiction.
Teenage fathers--Fiction.
Foster home care--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Stress (Psychology)--Fiction.
Child abuse--Fiction.
Teenage fathers--Fiction.
Foster home care--Fiction.

Summary:

"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--Provided by publisher.

Indexed by:

School Library Journal starred, August 2015
Booklist starred, September 2015
Pub Weekly, August 2015
Kirkus Starred, July 2015
New York Times, November 2015
Horn Book, November 2015
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2015
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2015
Library Media Connection, December 2015
School Library Journal starred
Booklist starred
Pub Weekly

ISBN:

1537972847
9781537972848
0544938399
9780544938397

Locations:

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

VYPA964 -- Fort Atkinson Public Library (Fort Atkinson)

SZPC124 -- Kothe Memorial Library (Parkersburg)