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See moreFrancesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all boy's school that has just started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed.
A memorable and much-loved Australian classic told with humour, compassion and joy, from the internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Looking for Alibrandi.
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Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all-boy's school that has just started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed.
But Francesca had not counted on the fierce loyalty of her new friends, or falling in love, or finding that it's within her power to bring her family back together.
From the internationally best-selling and award-winning author of Looking for Alibrandi, On the Jellicoe Road, The Piper's Son, and the Lumatere Chronicles, this is her much-loved novel told with humour, compassion, and joy.
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Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta receives praise for its heartfelt exploration of adolescence, identity, and the dynamics of family and friendship. Reviewers commend the book for its realistic character development and emotional depth. Common themes highlighted include resilience, self-discovery, and the power of supportive relationships during challenging times.
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ISBN: 9780143000976
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 June 2006
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: Teenage
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Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 228g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Melina Marchetta is one of Australia's most successful writers of young-adult fiction and is a best-selling and critically acclaimed author in more than twenty countries and in eighteen languages. In 2009 Marchetta won the prestigious Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association for On the Jellicoe Road, and Melina's screenplay for this book is currently set to be made into a major film with an international cast to be directed by Looking for Alibrandi director Kate Woods. Melina has written for ABC-TV's Dance Academy. Finnikin of the Rock, Book One of the Lumatere Chronicles,was first published in Australia in 2008, followed in 2010 by the companion novel to her award-winning book Saving Francesca, The Piper's Son, long-listed for the Miles Franklin Award and short-listed for many other literary awards in Australia and internationally. Melina is also the author of The Gorgon in the Gully, which takes up the story of On the Jellicoe Road's Jonah Griggs's family, and stars his younger brother Danny in this story for younger readers. Book Two in the Lumatere Chronicles, Froi of the Exiles, was published in 2011, and Book Three, Quintana of Charyn, was published in 2012. 2012 also marked the twenty-year anniversary of Melina Marchetta's first novel Looking for Alibrandi, the much-loved Au
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