by Craig Silvey · Ember · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780375866272
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«Jasper Jones» is the young adult novel by Craig Silvey, published by Ember in paperback (320 pages, in English).
In the summer of 1965, in a mining town in Australia, Charlie Bucktin, a thirteen-year-old boy, receives a visit one night from Jasper Jones, an outcast who asks for his help. Investigating a secret drags Charlie into confronting the prejudices and injustices of his community, while he discovers love, friendship, and the loss of innocence.
Set in Australia in 1965. It was a finalist for the Michael L. Printz Award 2012. This Ember paperback edition dates from 2012.
Craig Silvey is a former Australian novelist. Silvey has twice been named one of the Best Young Australian Novelists by The Sydney Morning Herald and has been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His 2009 second novel Jasper Jones was selected by the American Library Association as Best Fiction for Young Adults in their 2012 list, and was made into the movie of the same name in 2017.
