Term 3 - Student Book Group

The Student book group met in week 7 to discuss the book Jasper Jones  by Australian Author Craig Silvey. The group engaged in lots of discussion about the book and most members enjoyed reading it. The group also discussed what other books  they have been reading. These included The Bell Jar, The invisible boys, Dracula,  Three doors and The names. 

The book is set in 1965 and follows Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional 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 eagerly steals into the night by his side, terribly afraid but desperate to impress.

Jasper takes him through town and to his secret glade in the bush, and it’s here that Charlie bears witness to Jasper’s horrible discovery.

The average rating for this book was four out of five stars. 

If you are interested in joining our student book group please see Mrs Sugden.