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Contributor(s): Marchetta, Melina (Author)

ISBN: 0375836942 ISBN-13: 9780375836947
Publisher: Rh Childrens Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
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

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.55 lbs) 320 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Australian
- Ethnic Orientation - Italian
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/05/2006 pg. 66
Kliatt 07/01/2006 pg. 20
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 363 - Superior,Well Above Average

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.

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