Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey is a young adult fiction novel published by Random House Children’s Books on March 27, 2012. This reprint edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The story follows thirteen-year-old Charlie Bucktin, who is drawn into a web of secrets and fear when Jasper Jones, an outcast in their small mining town, seeks his help one fateful summer night.
Readers will find a narrative that explores social themes such as friendship and prejudice as Charlie grapples with the weight of a troubling discovery and the complexities of growing up. As he navigates his relationships with his mother, his best friend, and his emerging feelings of love, Charlie’s journey reveals the challenges of understanding truth in a world filled with fear and suspicion. This edition invites readers to reflect on the intricacies of adolescence and the impact of societal pressures.
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A Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Charlie Bucktin, a bookish thirteen year old, is startled one summer night by an urgent knock on his bedroom window. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in their small mining town, and he has come to ask for Charlie’s help. Terribly afraid but desperate to impress, Charlie follows him into the night.
Jasper takes him to his secret glade, where Charlie witnesses Jasper’s horrible discovery. With his secret like a brick in his belly, Charlie is pushed and pulled by a town closing in on itself in fear and suspicion. He locks horns with his tempestuous mother, falls nervously in love, and battles to keep a lid on his zealous best friend. In the simmering summer where everything changes, Charlie learns why the truth of things is so hard to know, and even harder to hold in his heart.
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