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Schmidt, Gary D.

Orbiting Jupiter

185 pp. | Clarion | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-46222-9 $17.99
(2) YA Jack's new foster brother, Joseph, has a troubled past. The fourteen-year-old attacked a teacher, was subsequently incarcerated, and has a baby daughter whom he's never seen. Jack (a sixth grader) and his parents gradually peel away Joseph's cold veneer, but Joseph's single-minded desire to parent his daughter leads to strife. The heartbreak unfolds organically and--in an impressive show of authorial restraint--succinctly.
Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2015

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