Orbiting Jupiter
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- Author：Gary D. Schmidt
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Summary
When Jack meets his new foster brother， he already knows three things about him:
Joseph almost killed a teacher。
He was incarcerated at a place called Stone Mountain。
He has a daughter。 Her name is Jupiter。 And he has never seen her。
What 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。
But 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。
This tender， heartbreaking novel is Gary D。 Schmidt at his best。
Joseph almost killed a teacher。
He was incarcerated at a place called Stone Mountain。
He has a daughter。 Her name is Jupiter。 And he has never seen her。
What 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。
But 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。
This tender， heartbreaking novel is Gary D。 Schmidt at his best。
Reviews
lakshmi vall
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SUPER SHORT but loved the way the story was told。 it made the innocence of the novel shine whilst addressing the complex backgrounds of the main character’s new acquaintance。 a little too kiddy for me （ik two books ago i was saying how it was too adulty） BUT putting that aside， i didn’t cry although the plot was heart wrenching。 wouldn’t recommend but very nice， short read！！
Kaycee
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I wish I could give this book 10 stars。
Emily
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HOLY CRAP！！！ the ending of this completely destroyed my soul。 this was so beautiful。 I dont know why so many authors are afraid of writing short books。 I read this in a day and it was gripping， heart wrenching， warm， cute。 it was just everything。 Definetley one of my favourite reads this year。 I bawled at the end。 ugh！！！！Its a five but i did not change my life so more like a soft five lol。
Michaelee Bryson
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My heart was literally just ripped out of my chest and then sloppily sewed back into place。 Would I read it again？ Absolutely。
Jasmine Meyer
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Seriously such a sad ending but also do good🥺
Jaylina
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I'm giving this book 4 stars since I felt like it had so much more potential。 I feel like It could have been better。 But it was still so good and fast paced and it definitely broke my heart。 I definitely cried。 I love this book and would read it over and over I'm giving this book 4 stars since I felt like it had so much more potential。 I feel like It could have been better。 But it was still so good and fast paced and it definitely broke my heart。 I definitely cried。 I love this book and would read it over and over 。。。more
Lacy Randall
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What devastatingly wonderful story。 The world is full of good and evil。 This story has both extremes。 While the books is a short/quick read， it is gut wrenching and thought provoking。 Joseph is only a teen but has life experiences some will never have。 He’s experienced trauma and heartache but ultimately， knew what is was to love and be loved。 This story left me shattered。 I was angry， sad， happy， frustrated， and hopeful…a roller coaster of emotions。
Daymaly Rodriguez
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Just sad。 Did not like the ending
Cmykadxff
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这本书适合在一个下着暴风雪的天气看，给人的感觉就好比即便把自己裹在被窝里，身旁烤着炉火，明明应该很温暖，却还是有寒意渗进骨头里。14岁的Joseph不仅进过少管所，还是Jupiter的父亲。其实一开始我感觉很震惊，这就是国外早熟的孩子吗！我以为这本书会是Joseph在Jack一家人的帮助下找到了Jupiter，人生醒悟，决定放下过去，更好的生活。但书中的内容完全不是这样的。整个故事从Joseph被Jack父母收养开始，以Jack一位12岁的小男孩的视角叙述。因为Jack作为第一讲述者的身份特殊，给故事的悲剧蒙上了一层少年的懵懂，为阴郁的画风带来几分色彩。这本书虽然语言简单、短小精悍，但是折射出很多社会问题，比如未成年人的收养系统、青少年犯罪、原生家庭的影响。。。假如Joseph的父亲不是混蛋，Madeleine的父母能更关注自己的孩子，也许两人就不会过早地进行性行为。而一些像Joseph一样的青年本性并不坏，他犯下的错背后可能有令人心碎的原因，需要引起我们的关注，给予关爱，从源头上解决问题，而不是就因为他曾经犯过错，给他贴上十恶不赦的标签，用偏见对待。> “The angels？” s 这本书适合在一个下着暴风雪的天气看，给人的感觉就好比即便把自己裹在被窝里，身旁烤着炉火，明明应该很温暖，却还是有寒意渗进骨头里。14岁的Joseph不仅进过少管所，还是Jupiter的父亲。其实一开始我感觉很震惊，这就是国外早熟的孩子吗！我以为这本书会是Joseph在Jack一家人的帮助下找到了Jupiter，人生醒悟，决定放下过去，更好的生活。但书中的内容完全不是这样的。整个故事从Joseph被Jack父母收养开始，以Jack一位12岁的小男孩的视角叙述。因为Jack作为第一讲述者的身份特殊，给故事的悲剧蒙上了一层少年的懵懂，为阴郁的画风带来几分色彩。这本书虽然语言简单、短小精悍，但是折射出很多社会问题，比如未成年人的收养系统、青少年犯罪、原生家庭的影响。。。假如Joseph的父亲不是混蛋，Madeleine的父母能更关注自己的孩子，也许两人就不会过早地进行性行为。而一些像Joseph一样的青年本性并不坏，他犯下的错背后可能有令人心碎的原因，需要引起我们的关注，给予关爱，从源头上解决问题，而不是就因为他曾经犯过错，给他贴上十恶不赦的标签，用偏见对待。> “The angels？” said Joseph。 “Really？” “Why not？” said Reverend Ballou。 “Because bad things happen，” said Joseph。 “If there were angels， then bad things wouldn’t happen。” “Maybe angels aren’t always meant to stop bad things。” “So what good are they？” “To be with us when bad things happen。” Joseph looked at him。 “Then where the hell were they？” he said。 I thought Reverend Ballou was going to start bawling。”Joseph最终也没有见到Jupiter，不过还好每周会有Jupiter的养母寄来些照片或信件。不知道当卡车坠入冰河时，Joseph会想些什么。是希望自己的行为救了Jack一命，遗憾再也不能与Jupiter和Madeleine相见，还是苦笑道天使果然是不存在的呢？Jupiter，当Jack牵起你的小手时，我知道未来某一天，他一定会告诉你一个不顾一切寻找你的14岁少年短暂的一生。 。。。more
Crunchybread
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I'll keep this short and sweet。 Even if the narration is simple and not hard to follow， the themes of this book are beautiful。 The way the story is told is so heartfelt and the ending definitely broke me a little bit。 I did not cry I'll keep this short and sweet。 Even if the narration is simple and not hard to follow， the themes of this book are beautiful。 The way the story is told is so heartfelt and the ending definitely broke me a little bit。 I did not cry 。。。more
Yvette Rosario-Perez
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This book was excellent。 I laughed， I cried。 I highly recommend it。
xyryle
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 this book is the epitome of magic。 the writing is so simple， yet so moving。 the author— bless him— has a way of drawing emotions out of me without even trying。 it was absolutely sad; not the ‘i’m bawling my eyes out for a couple of hours now’ kind of sad， but ‘i can’t stop thinking what could’ve been the character’s life only if。。。’ kind of sad。 i kinda predicted that joseph would die， but it was so instant when it arrived that i had to read it a few times before completely comprehending。 i also this book is the epitome of magic。 the writing is so simple， yet so moving。 the author— bless him— has a way of drawing emotions out of me without even trying。 it was absolutely sad; not the ‘i’m bawling my eyes out for a couple of hours now’ kind of sad， but ‘i can’t stop thinking what could’ve been the character’s life only if。。。’ kind of sad。 i kinda predicted that joseph would die， but it was so instant when it arrived that i had to read it a few times before completely comprehending。 i also love the characters so much。 jackie and his family are the best。 i also love joseph’s character so much， but i think he deserves better。 this book is marvelous。 。。。more
Liz Foose
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I bawled my eyes out for hours after finishing this book。 It tore my heart out。 Please read this book。 If you only ever read one more book in your life， please let it be this one。 10/10 would recommend。 I will think about this book for the rest of my life。 I’m kind of speechless still， it was that kind of book。
Linzee G
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Although this book is written for younger audiences， I loved this story。 This is one of my favorite books， I reread it all the time。 I also appreciate the condensed approach to this book。 It allows you to read this story in one sitting， which I think is the very way that this book should be read。 The characters in this book are also very unique and Schmidt writes in such a way that allows you to understand the characters without having to tell you what their personality is。 You're able to infer Although this book is written for younger audiences， I loved this story。 This is one of my favorite books， I reread it all the time。 I also appreciate the condensed approach to this book。 It allows you to read this story in one sitting， which I think is the very way that this book should be read。 The characters in this book are also very unique and Schmidt writes in such a way that allows you to understand the characters without having to tell you what their personality is。 You're able to infer such through simple action and dialogue。 This story doesn't need any more， because it accomplishes so much just thorugh 。。。more
Dante
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Yeah that was sad AF
Kelsey
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An unexpectedly deep and meaningful book about love。
Catherine Ayres
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devestating
jada
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im broken。
VeratheNerd
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That one hurt。
Dee Dee
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Heartbreaking story of a teen who has made choices in life that were ultimately defense mechanisms。 This boy opens up himself to others as he gains trust。 Just at the moment he is most hopeful， his old life has come back and stolen his psychological and and emotional improvement。 Lots of spoilers if I continue。 Powerful read。
Sarah Broughton
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Short book。 Moving， profound and quality writing。 It’s devastating， heart breaking， and utterly crushing。
Marnie
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This YA novel was short and sweet， but had the depth and emotion that any of the best adult fiction novels have。 Joseph comes to live with a foster family at the age of 14。 He is expected to share in the responsibilities of this farming family- like milking the cows。 Jack， the 12 year old son of the foster parents， is a loyal brother from day one。 When the bus driver insults Joseph， Joseph decides to get off the bus and walk to school。 Jack joins him in solidarity， despite the fact that it is 20 This YA novel was short and sweet， but had the depth and emotion that any of the best adult fiction novels have。 Joseph comes to live with a foster family at the age of 14。 He is expected to share in the responsibilities of this farming family- like milking the cows。 Jack， the 12 year old son of the foster parents， is a loyal brother from day one。 When the bus driver insults Joseph， Joseph decides to get off the bus and walk to school。 Jack joins him in solidarity， despite the fact that it is 20 degrees outside and not a short walk to school。 Jack tries to stand up for Joseph in any way he can。Joseph enters the picture at a disadvantage。 People know he has threatened a teacher and been sent away to Stone Mountain， and that he's got a daughter already。 Some people don't give him a chance， but there are a few teachers who do- and this can make all the difference。 Joseph really starts to grow and become part of his foster family。 He starts to excel in certain areas at school。 But at the heart of it， he really wants to be connected to his daughter Jupiter， who is living in foster care after her mom didn't make it through childbirth。 He walks in the cold and snow to the town he learns she's in in the hopes of finding her。 Joseph's dad is after money and wants to be paid to allow Jupiter to be adopted。 He shows up at Joseph's foster home threatening their family to give Joseph back to him。 Joseph leaves with his dad， which ends tragically。 Joseph's foster family ends up adopting Jupiter， though the unfortunate timing of them being two ships passing in the night is truly heartbreaking。 This little story packs a big punch。 。。。more
Korin Hall
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Great story。 Likeable characters。 Unfortunate ending。
Lavanya
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⸙͎۪۫⋆ ༄4。5 stars⸙͎۪۫⋆ ༄“𝘑𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳。 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦。”Sometimes there's just this feeling you get when you know that whatever you've experienced is going to stay with you for a long time。 That was how I felt when I finished reading the book。 This story is poignant and beautiful。 The end left me in tears but also put a smile on my face。 Recommend this book for anyone and everyone！！ ⸙͎۪۫⋆ ༄4。5 stars⸙͎۪۫⋆ ༄“𝘑𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳。 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦。”Sometimes there's just this feeling you get when you know that whatever you've experienced is going to stay with you for a long time。 That was how I felt when I finished reading the book。 This story is poignant and beautiful。 The end left me in tears but also put a smile on my face。 Recommend this book for anyone and everyone！！ 。。。more
Lizzie Drexler
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I listened to this 3 hour audiobook over the course of 2 days running a lot of errands。 It was recommended on tiktok and I mistakenly assumed it was for adults。 I think for every YA novel I accidentally read my review will be the same- whiny privileged kid causes trouble and takes down everyone around them。 Cringey and predictable featuring a manic pixie dream girl。 Hardly worth it， but at least it held my attention。
Kelly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I just could not handle the major plot point of two 13-year-olds having a baby together。 Too much for me。
Chloe
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Amazing writing a quick easy read。 Beautiful story heartbreaking and i just loved it😁
jing ting ong
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT OH MY GOD
Emily
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Beautiful and terrible and wonderful。
Addysen
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Heartbreaking。 Absolutely heartbreaking， okay so books don’t make me cry that often but oh my gosh。 This was terrible but in a heart wrenching way that made me keep reading it because I rooted for the characters so much that it all just crashed down。Okay I really really really loved this book， I had been hearing about it for a long time and I realized how short it was so I decided to give it a shot and I’m so happy I did…please read this。
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