Orbiting Jupiter by: Gary D. Schmidt
I went to two different librarian conferences this summer. At both conferences librarians were preaching how great this book is. One librarian said she bought 11 copies, about 8 of which disappeared at the end of the year. She said, "I don't care. I'll buy ten more copies if it means my boys are reading books they like." I knew I had to read it for myself.
I'm a little over halfway through. I've had trouble putting this book down. It reads so easily and so quickly. Before I know it I've read fifty pages. The narrator just sucks you into the story. While I haven't finished yet, I can definitely see the appeal this book has for middle school boys. Especially middle school boys coming from less than stellar home lives. I plan on passing this title along to my English teachers.
Also. I'm super stressed about how this is going to end. I feel like I might cry. It takes a lot for me to cry. But I'm super worried about where the characters are right now... wish me luck.
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