Orbiting Jupiter
by Gary D. Schmidt
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 27,112
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176660, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual
- Teenage fathers--Fiction
- Foster home care--Fiction
- Child abuse
- Teenage fathers
- Child abuse--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Emotional problems
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Emotional problems of teenagers
- Foster home care
- Friendship
- Emotional problems--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Death & Loss
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Book Readings 2

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Awards & Distinctions 7

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2017

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2016

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2015
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