Jasper Jones
By
Craig Silvey
Read by
Matt Cowlrick
Release:
03/27/2012
Runtime:
11h 11m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“A richly rewarding exploration of truth and lies by a masterful storyteller.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Nominated for ALA Best Books for Young Adults
Nominated for Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
Winner of Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2012
Nominated for New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award, 2014
Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 2011
Nominated for Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award
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.
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.
Release:
2012-03-27
Runtime:
11h 11m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780449013953
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
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