Author(s): Craig Silvey

Audio Books

Late on a hot summer night at the tail end of 1965 Charlie Bucktin a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleepout. His visitor is Jasper Jones an outcast in the mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious mixed-race and solitary Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. So when Jasper begs for his help Charlie steals into the night by his side terrified but desperate to impress.Jasper takes him through town to his secret glade in the bush, and its here that Charlie bears witness to Jaspers horrible discovery. Carrying the secret like a brick in his belly Charlie is harried by a suspicious town tightening in fear.