Jasper Jones

De: Craig Silvey

Narrado por: Matt Cowlrick

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.

Reseñas de la Crítica

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2011:
"The author’s keen ear for dialogue is evident in the humorous verbal sparring between Charlie and Jeffrey, typical of smart 13-year-old boys...A richly rewarding exploration of truth and lies by a masterful storyteller."

Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2011:
"Silvey’s sure-footed, evocative prose, intelligent humor, and careful plot structuring may well ensure this Aussie import lasting status."

Starred Review, The Horn Book Magazine, May/June 2011:
"The mood and atmosphere of the 1960s small-town Australian setting is perfectly realized—suspenseful, menacing, and claustrophobic—with issues of race and class boiling just below the surface."

Starred Review, School Library Journal, June 2011:
"Silvey is a master of wit and words, spinning a coming-of-age tale told through the mind of a young Holden Caulfield."

Nice book

This book took me on an adventure. It really made me think. I loved it.

Great Australian Story

Listening to this novel was so much better than reading due to the genuine accent Matt spoke with.

Wow!!

What a great story! It was very well written, and Matt Cowlrick was fantastic! Can’t wait to read another by the author!

Good teen fiction

If you could sum up Jasper Jones in three words, what would they be?

Heartfelt teen murder-mystery

What was one of the most memorable moments of Jasper Jones?

The main character's mention of To Kill a Mockingbird draws an obvious parallel to this novel.

I absolutely loved this book

So good, and Matt Cowlrick makes it stellar. I’ll miss these characters very much. Especially the dialogue between Charlie and Jeffery. Thank you.