| Looking for Alibrandi Contributor(s): Marchetta, Melina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375836942 ISBN-13: 9780375836947 Publisher: Rh Childrens Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: For as long as Josephine Alibrandi can remember, it's just been her, her mom, and her grandmother. Now it's her final year at a wealthy Catholic high school. The nuns couldn't be any stricter--but that doesn't seem to stop all kinds of men from coming into her life. Caught between the old-world values of her Italian grandmother, the nononsense wisdom of her mom, and the boys who continue to mystify her, Josephine is on the ride of her life. This will be the year she falls in love, the year she discovers the secrets of her family's past--and the year she sets herself free. Told with unmatched depth and humor, this novel--which swept the pool of Australian literary awards and became a major motion picture--is one to laugh through and cry with, to cherish and remember. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005057873 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Ethnic Orientation - Italian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18584 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For as long as Josephine Alibrandi can remember, it's just been her, her mom, and her grandmother. Now it's her final year at a wealthy Catholic high school. The nuns couldn't be any stricter--but that doesn't seem to stop all kinds of men from coming into her life. Caught between the old-world values of her Italian grandmother, the nononsense wisdom of her mom, and the boys who continue to mystify her, Josephine is on the ride of her life. This will be the year she falls in love, the year she discovers the secrets of her family's past--and the year she sets herself free. Told with unmatched depth and humor, this novel--which swept the pool of Australian literary awards and became a major motion picture--is one to laugh through and cry with, to cherish and remember. |