NIST comments:
Y7: "It is really, really sad. I recommend this book to people who are very emotional and who like to cry."
Collection
Publication
ANDERSEN PRESS (2017)
Description
"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--
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Original publication date
2015
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 2018)
Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2018)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 6-8 — 2018)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2018)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Teen — 2018)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Winner — 2017)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2018)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2018)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 2018)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2018)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Truman Readers Award (Nominee — 2018)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2018)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2018)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
UKLA Book Award (Shortlist — 2017)
Westchester Fiction Award (Winner — 2017)
Great Lakes Great Reads Award (Children's Books — 2016)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2018)
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
In the Margins Official List (Fiction — 2016)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2017)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Middle Grades — 2017)
Notable Children's Book (Older Readers — 2016)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2015)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Teen — 2015)
Young Adult Favorites Award (2016)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Fiction)
OYAN Book Rave (2016)
Language
Original language
English