Jupiter Storm

Ten-year-old Jackie is used to running things. She keeps her household humming, from the vegetable garden to her five rowdy brothers, so when a strange chrysalis shows up in her front yard, she takes it on as her own project. The creature that eventually emerges is unlike anything she has seen before. Jackie quickly understands that it needs her protection, and that she may have to guard it even from the people closest to her.

The story follows a sharp, science-minded heroine who likes to take control of her own life. Written for readers around eight to twelve years old, it blends a family setting with a mysterious discovery and the choices that come with keeping a secret.