The YA sequel to the critically acclaimed Orbiting Jupiter.
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Jack gets paired up with his enemy, Jay Perkins, to help him get better at running. Neither boy wants to be around the other after their tussle at school, but both boys are dealing with some pretty heavy issues. While they run, they’re free from family problems, school and the future. But when Jack’s foster sister, Jupiter’s, grandparents show up to fight for custody for her, it’s all Jack can do to hold it together. Before he died, he made Jupiter’s dad, his brother, a promise that he would always know where Jupiter was. He intends to keep that promise.
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If you’ve read Orbiting Jupiter, then you know Joseph and Maddie. Their daughter, Jupiter, is just as adorable at three as you would expect. This was such a poignant follow up to one of my favorite young adult books ever. I bawled with that one and I bawled with this one. Jack is going to be fantastic in his future career. I can’t wait for it to release August 27.

CW: death (recounted), grief, death of a child (recounted), blood, hospitalization, car accident, hit and run, broken bones, custody battle, animal death

4.5⭐️

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Netgalley for the e-ARC of Jupiter Rising. If you loved Orbiting Jupiter, this sequel is a must read. Gary Schmidt sure knows how to take his readers on an emotional rollercoaster!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-ARC of this sequel to Schmidt's ORBITING JUPITER. I so loved this sequel. Clocking in at only 87 pages, I can't believe how much Gary Schmidt was able to pack into this book. It is just as emotional and heartfelt as the first book, and I was so grateful for this follow up.

In this poignant companion novel to Orbiting Jupiter, Jack still feels the loss of Joseph but having his three year old daughter, Jupiter, at the house helps especially since his family is trying to adopt her. When they find out her biological grandparents want her, Jack wonders who will get custody. In the meantime, coach tells him he needs to run with Jay, who had ganged up on Joseph. Neither one wants this but as they become friends, Jack learns something about Jay that ends up helping them both in the end.