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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

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Indonesian translation.

  • 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

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2003 .
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      Extent: 241p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: March 2003
      ISBN: 0670040452
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Knopf ,       2004 .
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      Extent: 243p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      ISBN: 0375929827 (library binding), 0375829822 (trade)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Puffin ,       2004 .
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      Extent: 241p.
      ISBN: 014131799X (pbk.)
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2006 .
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      Courtesy of Penguin.
      Extent: 243p.
      ISBN: 0143000977
Alternative title: Salvando a Francesca
Language: Spanish
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 23 no. 5 2008; (p. 4-6)

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Multicultural Stepping Stones Jodie Minus , 2006 single work criticism
— 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'.
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The Realistic Turn : Trends in Recent Australian Young Adult Fiction Wendy Michaels , 2004 single work criticism
— 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.
Looking for Alibrandi's Author? She's Back Emma Chalmers , 2003 single work review
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Angst-Ridden Teen Should Act Her Age Sacha Molitorisz , 2003 single work review
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 24)
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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 Jodie Minus , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2004; (p. 7)
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