Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything (Except This)

Name: Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything (Except This)
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SKU: 9781761212451
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Winner of the Ampersand Prize

By Elisa Chenoweth

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Looking for Alibrandi meets Arrested Development in this YA screwball comedy about a student exchange gone hilariously, criminally wrong. ★ NOTABLE BOOK in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards ★ LONGLISTED for the DANZ Young Adult Book Award Maria Petranelli will do anything to get... Read More

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Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything (Except This)

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Description

Looking for Alibrandi meets Arrested Development in this YA screwball comedy about a student exchange gone hilariously, criminally wrong.

★ NOTABLE BOOK in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
★ LONGLISTED for the DANZ Young Adult Book Award

Maria Petranelli will do anything to get away from her overbearing Italian-Australian family. So when they declare that she ‘couldn’t handle living in Italy’, sixteen-year-old Maria signs up to go there on student exchange. What could possibly go wrong? Well, everything …

Despite months of mental preparation for every possible scenario, Maria is out of her depth in Italy. She struggles with the language, immediately gets scammed, and is terrible at socialising with the other high school exchange students – especially Kennedy, a girl from America who is hopeless yet strangely attractive.

When the two girls accidentally witness a crime, Maria discovers just what she can and can’t handle. Being kidnapped in the boot of a car and driven off into the Italian countryside? Maybe. But working out her feelings for Kennedy before it’s too late?

Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything (Except This): A tale of adventure and self-discovery.

★ WINNER of the Ampersand Prize, the premier Australian award for debut books by authors of middle grade and young adult fiction!

'A fast paced, funny and exciting teen read. Maria’s desire to prove herself brings a powerful message of individuality and strength... a great YA novel, that can be highly recommended to young readers looking for queer, adventure fiction.' – CBCA READING TIME

Perfect for:

Fans of queer YA comedies such as Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On and Patrick Ness’s The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Readers seeking entertaining teen fic with a coming-out storyline
Educators and booksellers seeking high-interest, low-difficulty YA

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761212451

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 July 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Illustration: N-A

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Elisa Chenoweth Fiction LGBTQ+ Young Adult

About the Author

Elisa Chenoweth is a high school teacher from Adelaide. She writes queer stories that are funny, uplifting, and reflective of the cultures she grew up with. Her debut novel Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything (Except This) won Hardie Grant's Ampersand Prize.

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