Jasper Jones -- Craig Silvey, Paperback

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.

Author: Craig Silvey
Publisher: Rh Childrens Books
Published: 03/27/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.56w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780375866272
Age Range: 12-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 143442 / Jasper Jones

About the Author
CRAIG SILVEY wrote his first novel, Rhubarb, at the age of 19. It became a bestseller and was chosen as the "One Book" for the Perth International Writers Festival. Craig is the singer/songwriter for the band The Nancy Sikes! and lives in Fremantle, Australia.