![]() Meanwhile, Charlie sits next to Eliza and charms her they kiss, and Charlie is thrilled. He plays and wins for his town, winning him the grudging respect of his fellow teammates. After two weeks, Charlie is released, just in time to watch Jeffrey play as a substitute for a cricket player. He discovers a clue written on the tree that Laura was hanged: the word “Sorry.”Ĭharlie is again grounded for leaving the house, and Ruth blames Wesley for their son turning against them. If he had not been out of town that night, he believes he would have been able to stop it. He plans to sneak onto Mad Jack’s property to look for evidence, and explains to Charlie that he feels responsible for Laura’s death. Jasper is arrested and beaten by the police. Charlie is punished-made to dig a hole and then fill it again. When he returns from the library, he discovers his parents are furious at him for leaving without telling them there is a search party out for Laura, and Charlie’s parents were worried. He begins researching serial killers near Corrigan in the library. ![]() Charlie has a desperate crush on Laura’s sister, Eliza, and every time he sees her, he struggles to keep quiet about the truth. A woman had poured hot water on his mother, blaming her for her husband’s death in Vietnam. Jeffrey, too, must deal with racism from the rest of the town, and is forbidden from playing cricket with the other boys. Charlie’s best friend is Jeffrey Lu, a smart, clever boy from Vietnam. Charlie admires his writer father, but dislikes his controlling mother, who came from wealth and hates her modest Corrigan life. They decide they must find the real killer, suspecting Mad Jack Lionel, a reclusive old man.Ĭharlie spends time with his parents, Wesley and Ruth the next day. Charlie agrees, and the two boys throw the body into the nearby river. Jasper asks Charlie for help getting rid of the body, because they will blame Jasper if they go to the police as Charlie suggests. Jasper reveals the body of a young girl, Laura Wishart, hanging from a tree where Jasper found her. Jasper lives and sleeps in a clearing in the bushes he leads Charlie there. Jasper has to take care of himself because his father is a drunk. Jasper, half-white and half-Aboriginal, is called “half-caste.” Because of his race, Jasper is often blamed for unfortunate events in Corrigan. Jasper tells Charlie to come out with him, and Charlie agrees because of the respect he has for Jasper. One late night, Jasper Jones knocks at Charlie Bucktin’s window. The novel takes place in the late 1960s in the small town Corrigan in Australia. It was adapted into a film by the same name released in 2017. It was chosen by the University of Canberra as the Inaugural UC Book of the Year for 2013. Craig Silvey’s 2009 novel Jasper Jones received and was shortlisted for several major awards, including the 2009 Indie Book of the Year Award, the 2009 Western Australian Premier’s Book Award, and the 2012 Michael L.
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