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Jupiter Rising
When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter, Joseph’s orphaned daughter. Dealing with Jay Perkins—who'd once ganged up with his buddies to jump Joseph in the locker room—is the last thing he wants to do.
But then Jack realizes that Jay is grieving too—the loss of his cousin Maddie, Jupiter’s mom.
As Jack's relationships with both Jay and Jupiter grow and his running improves, he starts to feel more like himself than he has since Joseph died. He's finding his stride . . . until Maddie’s parents, who have never shown interest in their granddaughter before, decide to claim Jupiter as their own, blocking Jack’s family from adopting her.
And suddenly Jack’s past and present smash together, threatening to dissolve both his newfound confidence and his friendships.
This poignant, powerful companion to Orbiting Jupiter is Gary D. Schmidt at his best. He is the author of the Printz Honor and Newbery Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; Okay for Now, a National Book Award finalist; and The Wednesday Wars, a Newbery Honor Book, among many acclaimed novels for young readers.
But then Jack realizes that Jay is grieving too—the loss of his cousin Maddie, Jupiter’s mom.
As Jack's relationships with both Jay and Jupiter grow and his running improves, he starts to feel more like himself than he has since Joseph died. He's finding his stride . . . until Maddie’s parents, who have never shown interest in their granddaughter before, decide to claim Jupiter as their own, blocking Jack’s family from adopting her.
And suddenly Jack’s past and present smash together, threatening to dissolve both his newfound confidence and his friendships.
This poignant, powerful companion to Orbiting Jupiter is Gary D. Schmidt at his best. He is the author of the Printz Honor and Newbery Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; Okay for Now, a National Book Award finalist; and The Wednesday Wars, a Newbery Honor Book, among many acclaimed novels for young readers.
205 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 27, 2024
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Gary D. Schmidt
72 books1,994 followersGary D. Schmidt is an American children's writer of nonfiction books and young adult novels, including two Newbery Honor books. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan,with his wife and six children, where he splits wood, plants gardens, writes, feeds the wild cats that drop by and wishes that sometimes the sea breeze came that far inland. He is a Professor of English at Calvin College.
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March 4, 2024Heart? Ready to be shattered ✔
Ten packs of tissue boxes? Ordered ✔
Approx four hours of my life? Set aside to devour this as soon as it releases ✔
Emotionally supportive family member? Within screeching distance ✔
(ok but how healing and beautiful and soft will Jupiter and Jack's relationship be!?!?!?!!)
Ten packs of tissue boxes? Ordered ✔
Approx four hours of my life? Set aside to devour this as soon as it releases ✔
Emotionally supportive family member? Within screeching distance ✔
(ok but how healing and beautiful and soft will Jupiter and Jack's relationship be!?!?!?!!)
September 7, 2024
I can’t not give Gary Schmidt five stars, however, I was moments from breaking up with him forever. He about did me in when he killed off Holling Hood Hood a few years ago. Coming up on the end of this book, I felt one last crushing blow coming just like in the first of this series, ORBITING JUPITER. There was certainly a lot of tragedy in this book but it softened in the final moments. I know many do not like tidy ending and will fault this book for that, but boy did I need it. For those who adore Schmidt’s writing, for those who adored Joseph in the first book, for those who enjoy emotional attachments to fictional people, this book delivers. Also, Coach Switeck!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 14, 2024
✰ 3.75 stars ✰
“I promised Joseph that I would always know where she was.
And because you can’t keep losing what you love most in all the world.
You just can’t.
You just freaking can’t.”
This book should have never been written. 🙅🏻♀️
There was no need for a follow-up, there was no need to tug at my heartstrings and have my heart ache. 🥺 It was not necessary to play with my emotions with every deliberate choice of plot that was as inconsiderate and unfairly unjust and painful - emotionally manipulative - damning and frustrating at how a short and fast-paced novel can have me tearing up at the consequences of the cards that were not in Jack's hands. 😢
“Jackie crying?” said Jupiter.
“Just because of the cold,” I said.
“Jackie, don’t cry,” she said.”
I guess it was too much to hope that there would be no consequences to Jack's family fostering Jupiter when her own grandparents chose to ignore her upon her first existence. Having lost their daughter, I understand why they needed time to heal. But, what pained me was to see Mr. Joyce's opinion on Joseph never changed or got closure; Mrs.Joyce had her moment, but that remained untouched, due to the inclusion of a plot twist that was both alarming and shocking. No apology addressed, hey, I don't care if it's a short book - make it happen!!! 😠 ’So if you can’t get this part, there’s nothing I can do about it.’ Fair enough, but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna express myself. Whatever resolution happened to pass between them was not as rewarding as I would have expected, due to the circumstances. It leaves the hint of doubt, despite how things ended in any one's favor.
It's what I call circumstantial writing to sway the narrative in a direction that makes you wonder if such an occurrence had not taken place - what then? 😟 Who then would have been on Jack's side? Who was really seeing it from his eyes and what he had to lose for taking away someone so precious - a remnant of a memory that meant so much to him. Of a brother that changed his life and brought something even more precious into his. 😔
And yet, I can't bring myself to rate it any lower, despite how the writing was odd in the sense that everything was being relayed in long-winded sentences, because of the emotional turmoil my heart was in throughout. 🥺 It was powerful - and it hit - uff, it hit hard. 45 minutes of pure torture and agony - tears of rage and sadness, wanting to reach in hug Jack - can't blame Jupiter for being so adorable and precious - she's only 3! 😭😭
“Joseph is my brother, and that makes Jupiter my niece, and she’s going to grow up here, where she belongs, like Joseph should have.”
The writing is simple, but evocative in capturing Jack's complicated situation. The author portrayed each conversation with an intended purpose, that as much as you hated it - you know, there really was nothing wrong with it. To weigh in fairly and judge honestly - it's a decision that weighs heavily on Jack, because he is a foster child. 😥 And he has both perspectives; he has the memory of Joseph. ’My daughter,” he said again. His whole body trembled in the warmth of the miracle.’ It is that devotion to his brother, Jupiter's father that guides him so intensely. He made him a promise that he would always have Jupiter in his orbit - always know where she was; and he's not about to break that promise now... 💔💔
But, it's not about my fury - it's about the complexity of human relationships and how Jack slowly but surely takes the next steps towards a brighter future. Where all the adults seem to know better than him - know his potential and what he's capable of, how they recognize how much Joseph's bond meant to him - how special he was. It really grated on my nerves this time – no matter how their kindness was with good intent, I just wanted happiness for Jack. ❤️🩹❤️🩹 Was that too much to hope for? ’Because sometimes things work out like they’re supposed to.’ When he wants to do is take care of his three-year-old-sister, because that's what his brother, Joseph would have wanted. When the whole world had turned their back on him and his daughter, Jack had been there for him - ’he had my back.’ 🤧
“Jupiter, Jupiter,” I said, “I’m right here. I’m right here. Look at me, okay? Just look at me. Keep looking right at my eyes. I’m right here. I’m always right here.”
Jupiter and Jack and Jay - their bond was so beautiful and adorable and sweet - I could cry. He was so patient and gentle with her - the soft kisses and how he held her - who would even think of keeping them apart, who would want to separate them? 🥹🥹 'And he’d always have her. Even if I wouldn’t.' I couldn't believe their stance... And yes, I know it's about showing how the human heart is capable of change; how when challenges arise, we allow our hearts to see it from a different perspective, in order to feel things differently. But, I did not approve of the way it was approached - I just couldn't. Why does one other have to hurt, to realize what could lose more? Why does a new grief have to replace an old one? 😣
Jay Perkins was a surprise, because fortunately I had forgotten entirely what was in the blurb, simply that I had to read this sequel. And the cross-country running was a nice touch to show how resilient Jack's determination was; that he did not know how to back down or slow down. He would find a way to beat the odds, even if it cost him everything. It was heartbreaking to learn about Jay's past - he had a good heart, and he was torn between two choices. Jack’s desperate pleas to him, knowing that it was futile - yeah, the waterworks were in full swing. 🫂 ’Perkins,” I said quietly. “Perkins, I need you to be on my side now.’ But again, my mind can’t ignore how the plot device forced the situation into these dilemmas – too contrived to be more compelling, regardless of how much of a predicament it was. Doesn't hurt that the sudden twist was just as startling, but .... It was a weak writing choice, I'm still standing by it, but .... yeah, I was not happy with that. 😮💨
Definitely went through the wringer with this one, not gonna lie. And, oh look. Turns out there's a potential for a sequel. I look forward to my heart breaking once again. 🫡
“I promised Joseph that I would always know where she was.
And because you can’t keep losing what you love most in all the world.
You just can’t.
You just freaking can’t.”
This book should have never been written. 🙅🏻♀️
There was no need for a follow-up, there was no need to tug at my heartstrings and have my heart ache. 🥺 It was not necessary to play with my emotions with every deliberate choice of plot that was as inconsiderate and unfairly unjust and painful - emotionally manipulative - damning and frustrating at how a short and fast-paced novel can have me tearing up at the consequences of the cards that were not in Jack's hands. 😢
“Jackie crying?” said Jupiter.
“Just because of the cold,” I said.
“Jackie, don’t cry,” she said.”
I guess it was too much to hope that there would be no consequences to Jack's family fostering Jupiter when her own grandparents chose to ignore her upon her first existence. Having lost their daughter, I understand why they needed time to heal. But, what pained me was to see Mr. Joyce's opinion on Joseph never changed or got closure; Mrs.Joyce had her moment, but that remained untouched, due to the inclusion of a plot twist that was both alarming and shocking. No apology addressed, hey, I don't care if it's a short book - make it happen!!! 😠 ’So if you can’t get this part, there’s nothing I can do about it.’ Fair enough, but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna express myself. Whatever resolution happened to pass between them was not as rewarding as I would have expected, due to the circumstances. It leaves the hint of doubt, despite how things ended in any one's favor.
It's what I call circumstantial writing to sway the narrative in a direction that makes you wonder if such an occurrence had not taken place - what then? 😟 Who then would have been on Jack's side? Who was really seeing it from his eyes and what he had to lose for taking away someone so precious - a remnant of a memory that meant so much to him. Of a brother that changed his life and brought something even more precious into his. 😔
And yet, I can't bring myself to rate it any lower, despite how the writing was odd in the sense that everything was being relayed in long-winded sentences, because of the emotional turmoil my heart was in throughout. 🥺 It was powerful - and it hit - uff, it hit hard. 45 minutes of pure torture and agony - tears of rage and sadness, wanting to reach in hug Jack - can't blame Jupiter for being so adorable and precious - she's only 3! 😭😭
“Joseph is my brother, and that makes Jupiter my niece, and she’s going to grow up here, where she belongs, like Joseph should have.”
The writing is simple, but evocative in capturing Jack's complicated situation. The author portrayed each conversation with an intended purpose, that as much as you hated it - you know, there really was nothing wrong with it. To weigh in fairly and judge honestly - it's a decision that weighs heavily on Jack, because he is a foster child. 😥 And he has both perspectives; he has the memory of Joseph. ’My daughter,” he said again. His whole body trembled in the warmth of the miracle.’ It is that devotion to his brother, Jupiter's father that guides him so intensely. He made him a promise that he would always have Jupiter in his orbit - always know where she was; and he's not about to break that promise now... 💔💔
But, it's not about my fury - it's about the complexity of human relationships and how Jack slowly but surely takes the next steps towards a brighter future. Where all the adults seem to know better than him - know his potential and what he's capable of, how they recognize how much Joseph's bond meant to him - how special he was. It really grated on my nerves this time – no matter how their kindness was with good intent, I just wanted happiness for Jack. ❤️🩹❤️🩹 Was that too much to hope for? ’Because sometimes things work out like they’re supposed to.’ When he wants to do is take care of his three-year-old-sister, because that's what his brother, Joseph would have wanted. When the whole world had turned their back on him and his daughter, Jack had been there for him - ’he had my back.’ 🤧
“Jupiter, Jupiter,” I said, “I’m right here. I’m right here. Look at me, okay? Just look at me. Keep looking right at my eyes. I’m right here. I’m always right here.”
Jupiter and Jack and Jay - their bond was so beautiful and adorable and sweet - I could cry. He was so patient and gentle with her - the soft kisses and how he held her - who would even think of keeping them apart, who would want to separate them? 🥹🥹 'And he’d always have her. Even if I wouldn’t.' I couldn't believe their stance... And yes, I know it's about showing how the human heart is capable of change; how when challenges arise, we allow our hearts to see it from a different perspective, in order to feel things differently. But, I did not approve of the way it was approached - I just couldn't. Why does one other have to hurt, to realize what could lose more? Why does a new grief have to replace an old one? 😣
Jay Perkins was a surprise, because fortunately I had forgotten entirely what was in the blurb, simply that I had to read this sequel. And the cross-country running was a nice touch to show how resilient Jack's determination was; that he did not know how to back down or slow down. He would find a way to beat the odds, even if it cost him everything. It was heartbreaking to learn about Jay's past - he had a good heart, and he was torn between two choices. Jack’s desperate pleas to him, knowing that it was futile - yeah, the waterworks were in full swing. 🫂 ’Perkins,” I said quietly. “Perkins, I need you to be on my side now.’ But again, my mind can’t ignore how the plot device forced the situation into these dilemmas – too contrived to be more compelling, regardless of how much of a predicament it was. Doesn't hurt that the sudden twist was just as startling, but .... It was a weak writing choice, I'm still standing by it, but .... yeah, I was not happy with that. 😮💨
Definitely went through the wringer with this one, not gonna lie. And, oh look. Turns out there's a potential for a sequel. I look forward to my heart breaking once again. 🫡
December 12, 2024
This is the first time I can remember that I started crying on the first page of a book. Gary D. Schmidt sure does know how to activate my tear ducts. The friendship that grew between Jack and Jay Perkins was the highlight of the book for me. Schmidt writes friendship so beautifully.
Re-read (listened to audiobook): It's official: I completely love this book and I really dislike Christopher Gebauer's narration. Jack, Jay, Jupiter, and Gary D. Schmidt deserve better.
Re-read (listened to audiobook): It's official: I completely love this book and I really dislike Christopher Gebauer's narration. Jack, Jay, Jupiter, and Gary D. Schmidt deserve better.
August 27, 2024
*3.5
This wasn’t a bad book, it just didn’t compare to the first one. I love Orbiting Jupiter so much and while I loved reading about the characters again, the plot just didn’t emotionally hit the same as the first book did. Still very glad I read this one though!
This wasn’t a bad book, it just didn’t compare to the first one. I love Orbiting Jupiter so much and while I loved reading about the characters again, the plot just didn’t emotionally hit the same as the first book did. Still very glad I read this one though!
August 31, 2024
Gary Schmidt has done it again. I laughed. I cried. I felt like a better person for having read this story. Truly excellent.
September 8, 2024
Stunning. Don’t quite have the words for how much I loved this book. Gary Schmidt is such a powerful and beautiful writer. So much heart.
September 30, 2024
I binged this book in probably a hour and half. I cried three times and can’t even put into words how much this book made me feel all the feels. I love Jack’s relationship with Coach Swieteck. Ahhhh Jupiter!! And Jay…the back story…..amazing!!!! All of Gary Schmidt’s books have an all-hope-is-lost-forever-and-is-buried-in-the-ground-and-you-will-be-bawling-your-eyes-out-because-what-else-can-you-do? And then somehow, there’s a small light at the end of the tunnel and then it gets bigger and bigger and bigger until you realize that there was always a light, you were just too busy crying your eyes out to realize it. Incredible!!!
October 3, 2024
no words, just tears
October 17, 2024
I read this in one sitting. Gary Schmidt has a way of creating characters that are complex and so real that readers will re-read (this reader did) parts of the story to stay with it longer. I loved Orbiting Jupiter so the follow up - Jupiter Rising was such a lovely extension of that narrative. Perfect for fans of realistic fiction with complicated story lines and heart breaking characters.
December 7, 2024
A quick read that continued Jupiter's story. Gary Schmidt still writes lots of hard for his characters, but also lots of hope. Family and friendship are strong themes in this book.
February 5, 2024
The YA sequel to the critically acclaimed Orbiting Jupiter.
🐎
Jack gets paired up with his enemy, Jay Perkins, to help him get better at running. Neither boy wants to be around the other after their tussle at school, but both boys are dealing with some pretty heavy issues. While they run, they’re free from family problems, school and the future. But when Jack’s foster sister, Jupiter’s, grandparents show up to fight for custody for her, it’s all Jack can do to hold it together. Before he died, he made Jupiter’s dad, his brother, a promise that he would always know where Jupiter was. He intends to keep that promise.
👧🏼
If you’ve read Orbiting Jupiter, then you know Joseph and Maddie. Their daughter, Jupiter, is just as adorable at three as you would expect. This was such a poignant follow up to one of my favorite young adult books ever. I bawled with that one and I bawled with this one. Jack is going to be fantastic in his future career. I can’t wait for it to release August 27.
CW: death (recounted), grief, death of a child (recounted), blood, hospitalization, car accident, hit and run, broken bones, custody battle, animal death
4.5⭐️
🐎
Jack gets paired up with his enemy, Jay Perkins, to help him get better at running. Neither boy wants to be around the other after their tussle at school, but both boys are dealing with some pretty heavy issues. While they run, they’re free from family problems, school and the future. But when Jack’s foster sister, Jupiter’s, grandparents show up to fight for custody for her, it’s all Jack can do to hold it together. Before he died, he made Jupiter’s dad, his brother, a promise that he would always know where Jupiter was. He intends to keep that promise.
👧🏼
If you’ve read Orbiting Jupiter, then you know Joseph and Maddie. Their daughter, Jupiter, is just as adorable at three as you would expect. This was such a poignant follow up to one of my favorite young adult books ever. I bawled with that one and I bawled with this one. Jack is going to be fantastic in his future career. I can’t wait for it to release August 27.
CW: death (recounted), grief, death of a child (recounted), blood, hospitalization, car accident, hit and run, broken bones, custody battle, animal death
4.5⭐️
March 9, 2024
Jupiter Rising gutted me, just like Orbiting Jupiter did. Such a heartbreaking, emotional story! Jack is now in 8th grade, Coach has set him running with Jay, Madeline’s cousin, and Jupiter’s maternal grandparents want custody. My students will love this sequel! Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the digital ARC.
September 5, 2024
I NEED this book like I need air.
[EDIT]
I was STRESSED for like 99% of this book, but Jackie and Jupiter finally got the ending they deserved :) Also, I never thought I would care about Jay Perkins, but he really stole my heart
[EDIT]
I was STRESSED for like 99% of this book, but Jackie and Jupiter finally got the ending they deserved :) Also, I never thought I would care about Jay Perkins, but he really stole my heart
August 30, 2024
Two for two in Jupiter books making me cry.
Want to read
November 10, 2024I’ve just read a whole 200 page book (the first one in this series) in which Jupiter’s grandparents are terribly neglectful to their daughter, get their granddaughter’s father locked up, refuses to let him see his daughter and pays his father to let them put their granddaughter up for adoption. There is not a single redeeming quality they could possibly have to counteract any of that. And the audacity to apparently turn around and want to see their granddaughter now? What fresh nonsense is that!
November 26, 2024
Oh I am so glad I waited to read orbiting Jupiter so Anne and I could read these back to back! Oh Gary Schmidt so much hard happens but so many beautiful things as well. I love how he creates these characters that are so complex and you initially don’t like them but then there is a twist and more to the story because that is life. Oh loved Jupiter and Jack’s relationship… then the running. Oh and to have coach Swieteck such a part of these stories makes my heart so happy.
Can some one please make a flow chart of how they are all connected!
Can some one please make a flow chart of how they are all connected!
October 3, 2024
Read this book right after I finished Orbiting Jupiter. The first ever sequel for Gary Schmidt. I love his writing, I love his character, and I love how he creates hope out of hard situations.
The themes of family, protection, running and what matters most.
Oh of course for the last hour Gary made me cry….
Thanks Gary for a good cry and some hope at the end
The themes of family, protection, running and what matters most.
Oh of course for the last hour Gary made me cry….
Thanks Gary for a good cry and some hope at the end
October 26, 2024
Like I said in my review of The Labors of Hercules Beal, Schmidt has a formula and we all forgive him for it because it works. This book is maybe a little too short and a little too perfect (although it’s hard to claim that because he never spares his characters and boy, it can be brutal) but still moving and very worth the read. Joseph and Maddie would be happy.
October 25, 2024
Well written follow up to Orbiting Jupiter. Gary Schmidt is a masterful story teller.
November 3, 2024
Orbiting Jupiter is still my fave. Realistic YA, short tear jerker with romance and complicated parental relationships. Jupiter Rising is a sweet sequel. Seems like a setup for more, if author chooses. Felt more middle grade than the first.
November 29, 2024
Anyone close to adoption or foster care should read this series. I loved the sequel as much as the first book. Wiped away tears through the last third of the book, but loved the characters in this one just as much as I did in Orbiting Jupiter.
September 19, 2024
i was actually uncontrollably sobbing through this whole book it was AMAZING. a great sequel and very well written
September 30, 2024
A follow-up to "Orbiting Jupiter." Obviously I loved it. Don't read if you're not prepared for MANY FEELINGS for at least the 40 minutes it takes to read the second half. I think a good life goal for all of us would be "live in such a way that you resemble one of the good adults in a Gary D. Schmidt book." Sob.
October 8, 2024
A sequel to the saddest Gary Schmidt book I ever read (and that’s saying something!), this one made me feel all could be right with the world again. It’s also a pretty fair rendition of the foster care system in all its potential heartbreak.
My biggest annoyance was the severity of an act by teenage boys that never got explained or resolved, and didn’t seem necessary to the story. Otherwise, I loved every minute of this beauty.
My biggest annoyance was the severity of an act by teenage boys that never got explained or resolved, and didn’t seem necessary to the story. Otherwise, I loved every minute of this beauty.
August 17, 2024
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-ARC of this sequel to Schmidt's ORBITING JUPITER. I so loved this sequel. I can't believe how much Gary Schmidt was able to pack into this book. It is just as emotional and heartfelt as the first book, and I was so grateful for this follow up.
January 29, 2024
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Netgalley for the e-ARC of Jupiter Rising. If you loved Orbiting Jupiter, this sequel is a must read. Gary Schmidt sure knows how to take his readers on an emotional rollercoaster!
January 27, 2024
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy of this book. If you loved the first book, you will not be able to put this one down either.
December 19, 2024
I had mixed feelings about this. It’s the sequel to Orbiting Jupiter, which I really like (see my review) and it actually just came out in September. But, honestly, I don’t think it needed a sequel.
This is another super quick read, I read it in an afternoon. Maybe I should’ve read it slower? I dunno. It didn’t hit me like the first one did. It’s pretty big for Schmidt to write a sequel because he’s pretty big on not writing sequels. I guess there was more story to tell, but it all felt too fast with a lot of newer characters and some of them felt a bit underdeveloped. And the ending was happy, but the conflict seemed to be resolved too quickly and neatly. It’s a much lighter tone than the first one, so I guess the ending is fitting, but, I dunno, I could have done without it. Sorry Gary ):
Also If you haven’t read OJ and you want to (youshouldyoushouldyoushould) I would recommend not looking at anything about this book because even the summary is spoiler city.
This is another super quick read, I read it in an afternoon. Maybe I should’ve read it slower? I dunno. It didn’t hit me like the first one did. It’s pretty big for Schmidt to write a sequel because he’s pretty big on not writing sequels. I guess there was more story to tell, but it all felt too fast with a lot of newer characters and some of them felt a bit underdeveloped. And the ending was happy, but the conflict seemed to be resolved too quickly and neatly. It’s a much lighter tone than the first one, so I guess the ending is fitting, but, I dunno, I could have done without it. Sorry Gary ):
Also If you haven’t read OJ and you want to (youshouldyoushouldyoushould) I would recommend not looking at anything about this book because even the summary is spoiler city.
January 28, 2024
In a sequel to the award winning novel “Orbiting Jupiter,” “Jupiter Rising” continues with the story of the Hurd family and the foster care system. We pick up with Jack in his 8th grade year. Jack is hopeful because he has found joy in being the big brother to Jupiter his new foster sister. Coach Swieteck whom readers will remember from “Okay for Now,” has tasked an older boy and former enemy to run with Jack. Joy seems inevitable until the nightmare of every adoptive family is realized— Jupiter’s biological family has had a change of heart. The story has beautiful imagery, important parallelism to the original, and offers resilience to readers. It’s a tough world but Jack dares to hope. Thanks #NetGalley.
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