An intelligent novel with drama that will grab readers from the first page. In The Case Against Jasper, Clifton Wilcox confronts the haunting terrain of truth, lies, and condemnation through a gripping exploration of guilt, justice, and perception. Jasper, who is described as “a young squirrel with a tender heart and a troubled brow,” is accused of pushing Jenny when they are playing, leading to her tragic death. He loved her, but the community pays no attention to his claims of innocence, to Horace the Hare’s arguments, nor to other animals’ attempts to calm the riled crowd. Instead, denizens… Read more: The Case Against Jasper by Clifton Wilcox