{"product_id":"orbiting-jupiter-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 Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost.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\u003eJoseph 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.\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eOkay for Now\u003c\/i\u003e, the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book \u003ci\u003eLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eThe Wednesday Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Alto, Michigan, and is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Visit www.hmhbooks.com\/schmidt.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662198968594,"sku":"9780544462229","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_542ce1b7-ce4a-488f-bc04-52a8b9417e01.jpg?v=1737245180","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/orbiting-jupiter-9780544462229","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}