Finding Jupiter
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $8.99
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Publisher Description
Sparks fly when Orion and Ray meet for the first time at a roller rink in Memphis. But these star-crossed souls have a past filled with secrets that threaten to tear them apart before their love story even begins. Found poetry, grief, and fate collide in this powerful debut.
"Finding Jupiter is a lyrical story of love, loss, and understanding with a heart as big as the sky... Breathtaking." — Jennifer Niven, #1 NY Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places
Ray: Just once I’d like my birthday to be about me, and not the day my father died. I want to be Ray Jr., the tall girl from Memphis with the poetry beats and the braids that stay poppin’. And when I meet Orion at the skating rink, that’s exactly who I am. He pulls my hand, and instead of being defined by my past, he races me toward my future.
Orion: When I dive into the pool, it’s just me and my heartbeat. There’s no dad, no dead sister, and no distracting noises. But I can’t hold my breath forever. And since I met Ray, I don’t want to. The closer we get, though, the more I see I’m not the only one caught in her wake.
With a lyrical blend of found poetry and poignant prose and the addition of black and white illustrations, this stunning debut captures young Black love and a decades-old family secret that may shatter a romance that feels written in the stars.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Following her father's death on the day she was born, Jupiter Moon Ray Evans, newly 17, has always lived with the constant reminder that her birthday is never just about her. Nevertheless, she's excited to spend her 17th birthday with Rhode Island boarding school roommate Bri, who's visiting her in predominantly Black Whitehaven, Tenn. While celebrating at a roller rink, Ray meets and falls for Orion, who has sensory processing disorder. Orion finds solace in swimming, especially when navigating his family's lingering grief over his little sister's death 10 years prior causes sensory overload. Orion's eager romantic pursuit dissolves Ray's initial hesitance, letting their love of poetry and the arts bond them together. But as their tentative courtship unfurls through alternating perspectives and snippets of Ray's poetry—which she compiles on loose pages of her tattered copy of The Great Gatsby—family secrets threaten their first chance at love. Via the teens' open communication and their respective self-expression methods, Rowe's emotionally layered debut is packed with introspective prose, emphatic characters, and undeniable romantic chemistry. Ages 13–17.
