Orbiting Jupiter

By Gary D. Schmidt

Subjects: Maine, fiction, Child abuse, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Child abuse, Emotions, fiction, Foster home care, fiction, Fathers, fiction, Foster home care, Fiction, Children's fiction, Teenage fathers, Friendship, Emotional problems

Description: 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 that force a tragic sacrifice."