More Yarn! Gary D. Schmidt: Orbiting Jupiter Unravelled

We’re continuing our new series called The Unraveller, where an author or illustrator brings us behind the scenes of one of their books. The latest episode is up, with author Gary D. Schmidt talking about Orbiting Jupiter.
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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Excellent interview with Gary!
What a wonderful episode! I think I’ve shared it with everyone I possibly can think of. And I would like to be Gary Schmidt’s new best friend. What a lovely man. It doesn’t hurt that I think Orbiting Jupiter is close to perfection.
Hi Alison – thanks for listening and sharing! Gary is a good guy, and it was nice of him to share the story behind Orbiting Jupiter. We’re so happy to be able to share it.