{"product_id":"orbiting-jupiter-isbn-9780544462229","title":"Orbiting Jupiter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack meets his new foster brother, he knows three things about him:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph almost killed a teacher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was incarcerated at a place called Stone Mountain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe has a daughter. Her name is Jupiter. And he has never seen her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tender, heartbreaking novel is Gary D. Schmidt at his best. He is the author of the Printz Honor and Newbery Honor Book \u003cem\u003eLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOkay for Now\u003c\/em\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; and \u003cem\u003eThe Wednesday Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, a Newbery Honor Book, among his many acclaimed novels for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"The ending is bittersweet but as satisfying as a two-box-of-tissues tearjerker can possibly be (in the realm of juvenile fiction, Schmidt is the master of the emotional gut-punch).\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Schmidt writes with an elegant simplicity in this paean to the power of love...Readers will not soon forget either Joseph Brook or this spare novel written with love and grace.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Told in Jack's spare, direct first-person voice, this story's style demonstrates the beautify of simplicity as it delineates the lives of its characters, each as superbly realized as the tumultuous New England setting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The matter-of-fact narrative voice ensures that the tragic plot never overwhelms this wrenching tale of growth and loss.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful story about second chances, all the more devastating because not everyone gets one.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#9 Autumn 2015 - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKids’ Indie Next list\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890048528613,"sku":"NP9780544462229","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544462229.jpg?v=1730232444","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/orbiting-jupiter-isbn-9780544462229","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}