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Saving Francesca

Saving Francesca( )
Author: Marchetta, Melina
ISBN:978-0-375-82982-6
Publication Date:Sep 2004
Publisher:Random House Children's Books
Imprint:Knopf Books for Young Readers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $15.95
Book Description:

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.

Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women
Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / School & Education
Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.75 x 8.5 x 0.87 Inches
Book Weight:0.909 Pounds
Author Biography
Marchetta, Melina (Author)
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.

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