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. He locks horns with his tempestuous mother, falls nervously in love, and battles to keep a lid on his zealous best friend. 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. Jasper takes him to his secret glade, where Charlie witnesses Jaspers horrible discovery. Terribly afraid but desperate to impress, Charlie follows him into the night. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in their small mining town, and he has come to ask for Charlies help. Printz Honor Book Charlie Bucktin, a bookish thirteen year old, is startled one summer night by an urgent knock on his bedroom window. About the Book Charlie Bucktin, a bookish 13-year-old, is startled one summer night by an urgent knock on his bedroom window.
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