Orbiting Jupiter By Gary D. Schmidt
Back Cover:
"I can't see Jupiter," Joseph said. "The moon's too bright. And I don't know where she is."
"It's where it always is," I said.
"No, it isn't."
He wrapped his arms around himself. When he finally turned, I could see his breath in the moonlight.
"I'm going to find her," he said. "I'm not going to stay alone."
"You're not alone."
He shook his head.
"You're not."
"I'm alone," he said.
"You've got me," I said.
He laughed, but not a happy laugh. "Jackie, I'm a whole lifetime ahead of you."
Side cover:
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.
