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Looking for Alibrandi

By Melina Marchetta
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The beloved novel of identity and belonging as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series. Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen and in her final year at a wealthy girls' school. This is the year she meets her father, the year she falls... Read More
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The beloved novel of identity and belonging as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series.

Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen and in her final year at a wealthy girls' school. This is the year she meets her father, the year she falls in love, and the year she discovers family secrets that will finally set her free.

The story of Josephine is strong and enduring, and Melina Marchetta's voice is honest, pure and timeless. Looking for Alibrandi will engage the heart and stay there forever.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761621451

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 July 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Melina Marchetta Penguin Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Young Adult

About the Author

Melina Marchetta is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author in more than twenty countries and eighteen languages. Her eighteen books range from beloved young adult fiction and fantasy through to contemporary and crime fiction, and works for younger readers. Her much-loved Australian classic Looking for Alibrandi swept the pool of literary awards when it was published, and was also released as a film, adapted by Marchetta, winning an AFI Award and an Independent Film Award for best screenplay, as well as the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. In 2009 Marchetta won the prestigious Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association. Her most recent novel is The Place on Dalhousie. She lives in Sydney.

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