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Orbiting Jupiter
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4 out of 5
Based on 48,586 Ratings and 8,588 Reviews

Book Description
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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find hi... More
Book Information
PublisherClarion Books
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-10054446222X
ISBN-13978-0544462229
Publication Date10/06/2015
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About Gary D. Schmidt (Author) : Gary Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and a Newbery Honor fo... more
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