Finding Jupiter
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- 9,49 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
What if Romeo & Juliet took place in Memphis in 2022? Ray has no time for romance. She's queen of the roller rink, she writes found poetry, and she’s got her eyes set on her own independent, future. Besides, she’s seen what loving someone too much – and losing them – can do to a person. Orion, on the other hand, would like to be smooth with the girls. Just once. He looks like the jock his father wants him to be, but really he’s a hopeless romantic. When he spots Ray at the rink, it feels like the stars have aligned. But now it seems like something in their families' past will stand in their way, and cross their stars forever... An honest, unpredictable, funny and heartbreaking dual-POV story of love that readers will fall head over heels for.
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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.
