by Melina Marchetta · ALBA Editorial · tapa dura · ISBN 9788488730602
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«Buscando a Alibrandi» is the novel by Melina Marchetta, published by Alba Editorial in hardback (362 pages, in Spanish).
Josephine Alibrandi, a young woman of Italian descent in Sydney, is in her final year at a Catholic school, caught between her grandmother's tradition, her mother's closeness, and her first relationships. The family secrets she uncovers lead her to accept her identity in a story about adolescence, immigration, and multicultural heritage.
The original title is Looking for Alibrandi (1992); this Spanish edition appeared in 1997. It won the Children's Book Council of Australia Award in 1993.
Recommended for those seeking coming-of-age novels about identity, cultural heritage, and family relationships.
Carmelina Marchetta is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca and On the Jellicoe Road. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004. For Jellicoe Road she won the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognizing the year's best book for young adults.
