by Melina Marchetta · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141317991
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«Saving Francesca» is the young adult novel by Melina Marchetta, published by Puffin in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Francesca has just moved to a school where she doesn't quite fit in, while her always demanding mother goes through a crisis that destabilizes the family. Between school pressure, friendship and an unexpected first love, the protagonist will have to find her own place and discover who she wants to be.
It was originally published in 2004 by Penguin Random House Children's UK and is recommended for readers aged 12 and up.
A suitable read for teenagers and young people looking for realistic stories about identity, family and first love.
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.
