Jupiter Rising, Gary D. Schmidt
Jupiter Rising, Gary D. Schmidt
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Jupiter Rising

Author: Gary D. Schmidt

Narrator: Christopher Gebauer

Unabridged: 3 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 08/27/2024


Synopsis

In this tender, gripping story from the award-winning author of Orbiting Jupiter, a boy starts out running on the track team and ends up running toward his future.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 was definitely no friend of Joseph’s—is the last thing he wants to do.But as Jack's running grows stronger, so do his relationships with both Jay and Jupiter, and he starts to feel more like himself than he has since Joseph died. He's finding his stride . . . until Jupiter’s grandparents decide to claim her as their own, and suddenly Jack’s past and present smash together, threatening to dissolve both his newfound confidence and his friendships.

About Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt is the bestselling author of The Labors of Hercules Beal; Just Like That; National Book Award finalist Okay for Now; Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Orbiting Jupiter; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; and the Newbery Honor Book The Wednesday Wars. He is also coauthor, with Ron Koertge, of Styx and Stones. He lives in rural Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by DaNae on September 07, 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......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey on 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.......more

Goodreads review by Lillian on September 29, 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-f......more