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Jellicoe Road

Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.

Main Author: Marchetta, Melina, 1965-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : HarperTeen, 2008.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Subjects:
Teenagers > Australia > Young adult fiction.
Abandoned children > Young adult fiction.
Emotional problems > Young adult fiction.
Boarding schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Identity > Young adult fiction.
Michael L. Printz Award.
Australia > Young adult fiction.
Summary: Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.
Item Description: Previously published in 2006 in Australia under title: On the Jellicoe Road.
Physical Description: 419 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 9780061431838
9780061431845
0061431842
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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