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Jay Perkins
Jupiter is the baby daughter of young teenage parents Joseph Brook and Madeleine Joyce. The state of Maine places her in foster care with a librarian in Brunswick. At the end of the novel, Joseph’s foster parents Mr. Hurd and Mrs. Hurd finally succeed in finalizing their adoption of her—something they began planning to do before Joseph’s tragic death.
Jupiter Quotes in Orbiting Jupiter
The Orbiting Jupiter quotes below are all either spoken by Jupiter or refer to Jupiter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
“I always know where Jupiter is.”
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Chapter 3
Quotes
“Being responsible,” Mr. Canton said, “means being ready to do what you’re supposed to be doing, even if no one is watching or making you do it. Do you boys understand that?”
Chapter 4
Quotes
Madeleine Joyce was thirteen years old when she met Joseph Brook. She lived in a house that had pillars in the front and a wing on each side and statues on the lawn. Her father and her mother were both lawyers, so she spent a lot of time by herself in that big house when she wasn’t away at her prep school. Sometimes she had a nanny who lived in the north guesthouse, sometimes not.
She never asked him why his face looked so beat up.
He was going to be a father, he said.
He was only thirteen, she said again.
“I’m alone,” he said.
“You’ve got me,” I said.
He laughed, but not a happy laugh. “Jackie, I’m a whole lifetime ahead of you,” he said.
Chapter 5
Quotes
When my father put his hand on Joseph’s back, Joseph didn’t even flinch.
Chapter 7
Quotes
Mr. Canton had already come by, so full of himself, my mother said, all about how he knew something like this would happen, and kids who come from Stone Mountain are bound to run off, and it’s not our fault, it’s just that’s who Joseph Brook is.
“The boy isn’t your brother?” he said.
“I have his back,” I said
“But he can’t love her just for himself. He has to love her for her, too.”
Chapter 9
Quotes
“Jackie,” said Jupiter.
“That’s right,” I said. “Jackie.”
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Jupiter Quotes in Orbiting Jupiter
The Orbiting Jupiter quotes below are all either spoken by Jupiter or refer to Jupiter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
“I always know where Jupiter is.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 3
Quotes
“Being responsible,” Mr. Canton said, “means being ready to do what you’re supposed to be doing, even if no one is watching or making you do it. Do you boys understand that?”
Chapter 4
Quotes
Madeleine Joyce was thirteen years old when she met Joseph Brook. She lived in a house that had pillars in the front and a wing on each side and statues on the lawn. Her father and her mother were both lawyers, so she spent a lot of time by herself in that big house when she wasn’t away at her prep school. Sometimes she had a nanny who lived in the north guesthouse, sometimes not.
She never asked him why his face looked so beat up.
He was going to be a father, he said.
He was only thirteen, she said again.
“I’m alone,” he said.
“You’ve got me,” I said.
He laughed, but not a happy laugh. “Jackie, I’m a whole lifetime ahead of you,” he said.
Chapter 5
Quotes
When my father put his hand on Joseph’s back, Joseph didn’t even flinch.
Chapter 7
Quotes
Mr. Canton had already come by, so full of himself, my mother said, all about how he knew something like this would happen, and kids who come from Stone Mountain are bound to run off, and it’s not our fault, it’s just that’s who Joseph Brook is.
“The boy isn’t your brother?” he said.
“I have his back,” I said
“But he can’t love her just for himself. He has to love her for her, too.”
Chapter 9
Quotes
“Jackie,” said Jupiter.
“That’s right,” I said. “Jackie.”
