The book moves quickly, in part due to the mystery, not just the death at the center of the book, but the unlikely blossoming friendship of Jasper Jones (from the wrong side of the tracks) and Ned; and separately between Ned and the Vietnamese Jeffery Lu; and then Ned and Eliza, one of the girls in his school. But there are also the simmering racial troubles, not just First Nations, but also recent migrants (even if they had lived in Australia for years). And class issues: Ned's mother 'came from money' and the underlying vibe was that she regretted her marriage.

Release #302 for 2024..

A great read, but made irritating by the annotations on the pages! Thank heavens they stopped on p. 80!

Picked up at a fantastic meetup in Templestowe where I was made to feel very welcome.
Realised when I got back to my accomodation I have already read so will leave on my host’s shelf to be picked up next time I am attending a meetup in Melbourne.

Left on the bookshelf where I am staying and will collect and release next time I visit