![]() ![]() A collector of words, he’s dismayed that he can’t find the right ones for the girl he has a crush on or to stick up for his Vietnamese-Australian friend, Jeffrey, who outplays the local bigots in cricket. As Jasper delves to the heart of the mystery, Charlie’s life goes on as usual, despite the brick in his stomach from keeping their dreadful secret. ![]() disarmed by a shard of knowing,” Charlie helps Jasper hide the body. Jasper, half-Anglo, half-Aborigine and the scapegoat for all misdeeds in their small town, knows he’ll be held responsible for Laura’s death. Charlie is catapulted into adulthood when Jasper Jones knocks on his window on a blisteringly hot Australian night and leads him to a hidden glade where a girl is hanging from a tree, bruised and bloody. ![]()
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