Planet Jupiter - Jane Kurtz 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (May 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060564865
ISBN-13: 978-0060564865
Planet Jupiter Hardcover – May 2, 2017
by Jane Kurtz (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Jupiter-Jane-Kurtz/dp/0060564865
Product details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (May 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060564865
ISBN-13: 978-0060564865
Jupiter is used to being a planet of one, and she likes it that way. But then a cousin, who Jupiter never even knew existed, comes from Ethiopia to stay for the summer, and Jupiter is put in charge of taking care of her. A lyrical and memorable story of family, friendship, and community—perfect for fans of Katherine Hannigan’s Ida B and Holly Goldberg Sloan’s Counting by 7s.
Jupiter and her family have spent their lives on the road, moving from town to town in a trusty old van and earning their living by playing music for tourists. But when their van breaks down, Jupiter’s mother rents an actual house in Portland for the summer so Jupiter’s annoying cousin Edom, recently adopted from Ethiopia, can stay with them. Luckily, Edom doesn’t want to be in Portland any more than Jupiter wants her there, and the two hatch a Grand Plan to send Edom back to her mother. In the process, Jupiter learns that community and family aren’t always what you expect them to be.
A sweet, genuine story with themes of community, immigration, finances, family, and taking care of the environment that will appeal to fans of Cynthia Lord and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“United in their determination to leave Portland, [Jupiter and Edom] hatch plans to earn money for bus tickets even as, despite themselves, they put down tentative roots...The vivid characters and fascinating urban village they inhabit . . . hold readers’ interest throughout. A solid middle-grade family story.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“Playful yet introspective…Kurtz subtly conveys the girls’ underlying fears of abandonment, as well as the idiosyncratic but determined efforts of Jupiter’s mother and her friend Topher to provide a “forever family” for the children. A host of quirky and appealing characters rounds out this engaging, empathetic story.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Fifth-grader Jupiter and her family are free spirits...Jupiter has a fresh voice that extols being unburdened, even as the story shows her that sometimes adding is better than subtracting.” (Booklist)
About the Author
Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, but when she was two years old her parents moved their family to Ethiopia, where she spent most of her childhood. She recently moved back to Portland where she turned her scruffy yard into Backyard Habitat for birds and bees and butterflies and native plants. Jane speaks nationally and internally and teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Children's and YA Literature.
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