Jasper Jones Lesson Plan

What does Eliza confess to Charlie after the cricket match? What happens next? How do they part?

Eliza confessed that for the past two weeks she had been waiting around the bookstore with the hopes of running into Charlie. He tells her he was grounded, and she replies that she knows- the Sergeant had told her mom the story of Charlie's adventure, who then relayed it to her daughter. Charlie's stomach is in knots as she tells him she wishes he had made it to her house that night. They sit for a moment in silence before they each shyly offer each other a compliment. And then Eliza kisses him. Mark Twain's words aren't even enough to describe this moment. They kiss again,...