Craig Silvey

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING TONI COLLETTE AND HUGO WEAVING Summer, 1965. Late one night, thirteen-year-old Charlie Bucktin is startled by a knock on his window. In the dead of night, the boys steal through town, and Charlie learns of Jaspers horrible discovery.

Silvey is a master of wit and wordsSchool Library JournalMeet twelve-year-old Liam McKenzie, who patrols his suburban neighborhood as the Masked Avengera superhero with powers so potent not even he can fully comprehend their extent.Along with his sidekick, Richie the Powerbeagle, he protects the people of Franklin Street from chaos, mayhem, evil, and low tire pressure on their cars.But when he attempts to rescue a damsel in distress from sadness, instead, he finds a powerful, unlikely friendship.This perfect jewel of a book by Printz Honor Award-winning Craig Silvey will hold all readers in its irresistible power.

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING TONI COLLETTE AND HUGO WEAVINGSummer, 1965.Late one night, thirteen-year-old Charlie Bucktin is startled by a knock on his window. His visitor is Jasper Jones. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is intriguing. And he needs Charlies help. In the dead of night, the boys steal through town, and Charlie learns of Jaspers horrible discovery. Burdened by a terrible secret and the weight of a towns suspicion, Charlie feels his world closing in. After this summer nothing will ever be the same again.

Charles Butkin es un niño de trece años, un apasionado lector y uno de los chicos menos populares del pequeño pueblo australiano en el que vive. Una calurosa noche del verano de 1965 alguien llama a su ventana: es Jasper Jones, un mestizo rebelde y marginado que necesita ayuda. Charlie acompañara a Jasper hasta un claro del bosque, donde sera complice de su horrible descubrimiento, un secreto que cambiara sus vidas para siempre. Jasper Jones es una novela de aventuras y aprendizaje cuyas paginas esconden la magia de los grandes clasicos. Craig Silvey revela en esta historia el extraordinario poder de la amistad como familia alternativa, su valor frente a la injusticia y la hipocresia, y nos presenta a unos personajes de los que resulta imposible separarse.Jasper Jones trata la inhumanidad y el prejuicio, igual que lo hicieron las historias de Mark Twain y Harper Lee Pero la voz de Silvey es unica: astuta, ingeniosa, llena de rabia y comprension Weekend Australian