Schmidt, G. (2015). Orbiting
Jupiter. New York: Clarion Books.
About the Book
Jack and his family bring Joseph into their family through the foster care system. Joseph has been at the detention center and is brought into Jack's family at a last resort for healing. As the story develops Jack gets to know Joseph better and learns that he has a daughter named Jupiter that he is dispirit to see. Joseph's story is very sad and involves an abusive parent and the results when he finally found someone he loved. In the end Jupiter will be provided the opportunity to know about her birth parents.
Evaluative Criteria for Realistic Fiction
The theme in the story
Orbiting Jupiter is about the life of foster families and foster kids. The
story also hits on abuse and innocent mistakes. Joseph is a child who comes
from a very different life, than Jack his foster brother. Joseph learns what
unconditional love is through his time with Jack’s family. Jack is accepting of
Joseph and gets to know him for who he is and not what he has done. The setting
in the story is very descriptive. The farm and all the workings are described
in depth through the story. The very harsh winter is described so that a reader
that is not familiar with such experiences can understand and relate.
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