Orbiting Jupiter - Gary D. Schmidt • BookLikes (ISBN:B00QPIM608)

Orbiting Jupiter

by: Gary D. Schmidt (author)

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... show more

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Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00QPIM608

Publisher: Clarion Books

Pages no: 160

Edition language: English

Category:

Young Adult, Childrens, Teen, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Fiction

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Just a book blog rated it

8 years ago

http://campbelljd.booklikes.com Just a book blog 3.0 Orbiting Jupiter

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Twelve-year-old Jack tells the story of when Joseph comes to live with him and his parents on a farm as a foster child. They offer him a safe home, love, support and loyalty - all things he didn't have before in an abusive household or in prison. But Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby d...

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My Never Ending List rated it

9 years ago

http://Sandy.booklikes.com My Never Ending List 5.0 Orbiting Jupiter

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What a wonderful novel, from the beginning pages I knew that Gary Schmidt had created another fantastic story, a story with great energy and significance. Some of his characters are edgy and I loved how some of his sentences are short and direct, they simply want to say what they mean and move on. I...

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Mike Mullin, Author rated it

9 years ago

http://MikeMullin.booklikes.com Mike Mullin, Author 5.0

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I'm a huge Gary Schmidt fanboy--I've read literally every novel he's published. Lizzie Bright and The Wednesday Wars each earned a spot on my all-time-favorite books list; Schmidt is one of only two or three authors to have two books on that select list. For my money, he's the best writer working in...

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