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Saving Francesca

Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.

Main Author: Marchetta, Melina, 1965-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Subjects:
Sexism > Young adult fiction.
Catholic schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Depression, Mental > Young adult fiction.
Families > Australia > Young adult fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.) > Young adult fiction.
Australia > Young adult fiction.
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Summary: Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.
Physical Description: 243 p. ; 22 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN: 0375829822 (trade)
0375929827 (library binding)
Author Notes: Melina Marchetta was born on March 25, 1965 in Australia. She is a writer and teacher who earned a teaching degree from the Australian Catholic University. She then got a job teaching at St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney. Her first novel, Looking for Alibrandi was released in 1992. Looking for Alibrandi swept the pool of literary awards for young adult fiction in 1993 including the coveted CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award. Her second novel, Saving Francesca was released in 2003, followed by On the Jellicoe Road in 2006. Marchetta's fourth novel, the fantasy epic Finnikin of the Rock, was released in October 2008. It has since won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2009 ABIA (Australian Booksellers Industry Awards) Book of the Year for Older Children. Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil (2016) is her latest book.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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