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Orbiting Jupiter
Contributor(s): Schmidt, Gary D. (Author)

ISBN: 054446222X ISBN-13: 9780544462229
Publisher: Clarion Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2015

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2015001338

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" L (0.65 lbs) 192 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Demographic Orientation - Rural

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Shelf Awareness 12/11/2015
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 98
Entertainment Weekly 08/14/2015 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 08/17/2015
Booklist 09/01/2015 pg. 108
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015
Shelf Awareness 10/13/2015
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 91
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2015 pg. 22
PW Best Children's Books 11/02/2015 pg. 49
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 72
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2015 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 176660
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost.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

Contributor Bio(s): Schmidt, Gary D.: - 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.

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