A review by mezzoanddolce
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It took a while for the plot to get going. The book was enjoyable. It wasn't written for my age group, so I found it a little predictable (except for the end).

That end- I'm crying so much. That was so unexpected😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Car accident, Child death, Pregnancy, and Child abuse