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'Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed' (Source: NLA).
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Dedication: For Luca and the St Mary's Cathedral College boys ... and for the girls there too ...
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Indonesian translation.
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Depression. Type of character Secondary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Creating Your Own Distinctive Writing Voice
2010
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— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 192 2010; (p. 10-11) -
Know the Author : Melina Marchetta
2008
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 23 no. 5 2008; (p. 4-6)The article details Marchetta's approach to writing through a discussion of Finnikin of the Rock (2008), which she describes as 'a different type of book' than Alibrandi and Jellicoe Road. A fantasy quest that involves '...a coming together of disparate settings, memories and concerns' (5), Marchetta claims the book is fundamentally about '...loss of homeland, loss of language and...loss of identity' (6).
The article includes some facts about the author and a plot outline of Finnikin, which describes the narrative as 'long and twisting ... with characters whose actions can't always be anticipated (6).
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Multicultural Stepping Stones
2006
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— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , October vol. 1 no. 2 2006; (p. 10) Jodie Minus looks at the trajectory of Melina Marchetta's career from 'multicultural' to mainstream writer. Minus expresses the hope that Randa Abdel-Fattah will travel a similar path. 'We should look forward to the day', says Minus, 'when Abdel-Fattah no longer writes only about the problems facing Muslims, but about issues faced by all sorts of Australians'. -
Heart on a String
2004
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— Appears in: Limelight , June 2004; (p. 47)
— Review of Saving Francesca 2003 single work novel -
The Realistic Turn : Trends in Recent Australian Young Adult Fiction
2004
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— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 14 no. 1 2004; (p. 49-59) Michaels briefly describes the trends in Australian young adult literature during the 1980s and 1990s, focusing in particular on the works of John Marsden. She then examines five current young adult works in order to discuss current trends in the genre.
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Looking for Alibrandi's Author? She's Back
2003
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 April 2003; (p. 20)
— Review of Saving Francesca 2003 single work novel -
Next Chapter
2003
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— Appears in: Brisbane News , 9 - 15 April no. 438 2003; (p. 28)
— Review of Saving Francesca 2003 single work novel -
Two Early Favourites
2003
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Saving Francesca 2003 single work novel ; Nips Go National 2003 single work children's fiction -
More of the Same, and That's Not a Complaint
2003
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— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 April 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Saving Francesca 2003 single work novel -
Angst-Ridden Teen Should Act Her Age
2003
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 April 2003; (p. 20)
— Review of Saving Francesca 2003 single work novel -
Cover Book Review: Saving Francesca
2003
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 24) -
Looking Forward to Francesca
2003
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 March 2003; (p. 5a) -
The Girl Most Unlikely To...
2003
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 April 2003; (p. 4-5) -
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
2003
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 16-17) -
Looking for a New Brand of Success
2004
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2004; (p. 7)
Awards
- 2004 winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers
- 2004 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2004 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Children's Literature Award
- 2003 shortlisted Australian Booksellers Association Awards — BookPeople Book of the Year
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