Looking for Alibrandi

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Summary: The best book I'm read so far-really involving.
Review: Looking for Alibrandi is about a seventeen italian growing up in Australia. In one year she meets the father shes never met, falls in love-but not with the boy she thought she would! She comes to term with the fact she'll never escape being italian, and finds that she'd never give it up, even when she finds the chance to escape it. I'm hoping that there will be a sequel! The best book I've ever read.

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Summary: An passionate glimse inside the heart of aust.mlticulturism
Review: Josie,an Italian Australian h.s.c.student allows the reader inside her feelings about australin life today in a mannor that informs,entertians and educates.An eye opening read,though breif,into the hardships of migrant acceptance into an australian cultue that today,is perhaps one of the most multicultured in the world

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Summary: excellent book but a bit too short
Review: i read this in high school as well. You gotta read it. Once u pick it up u don't want 2 put it down. it's addictive 2 read.

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Summary: Very informative aspect of the multiculture life in Australi
Review: I was instructed to read this book for school, but I got so invoved I never could write a proper report. It is an emotional book that tells of Josie in her last year of school and the problems she perceives she has. The story tells of her struggles coming to grip these problems. It is a good read for teenagers.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: A breathtaking depiction of the trials and angst of a multi-cultural teenager. Marchetta's writing is stark, humorous, vivid, touching and above all, real. Alibrandi comes to life in this book, a must read for all under 20's

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Summary: Looking for Alibrandi
Review: Based on a true story, Looking For Alibrandi is the award wining novel by the greatly admired author, Melina Marchetta. Located in Sydney, Marchetta teaches English at an all boy's high school. Working closely with students during their HSC has given Marchetta an understanding which has helped her create such a realistic and believable drama- Looking For Alibrandi.

Caught up in the middle of two cultures, life is particularly complicated. On a scholarship at St Martha's where everything is about money, prestige and what your father does for a living, 17 year old Josie feels out of place. Surrounded by society's richest people, Josie Alibrandi doesn't quite fit in. Self conscious of her Italian background, Josie craves acceptance. As the pressures of final year exams emerge, Josie sees the HSC as her deadline, and decides that this year there will be no distractions.

Josie has big plans for the year, which includes blitzing her final exams so she can go to university and study law, and making the man of her dreams fall in love with her. Simplicity is not a characteristic within Josie's life. Caught up in the Alibrandi curse, Josie's Grandmother believes that they have no right to belong. Despite being told that Jesus died for her sins, Josie believes that she is going to be the first Alibrandi woman to have a say in how her life turns out.

Brought up only by her mother, Josie's first hurdle is the appearance of her father, Michael Andretti. Unaware he even had a daughter, Michael moved back to Sydney to work in a law firm. Josie believes that fathers are useless, and because she has such a close, loving relationship with her mother, Josie sees no need for a third member of the family. Yet Michael's presence is helpful when he is called to save Josie from losing her scholarship at St Martha's.

After almost being expelled, Josie decides that there are not going to be anymore distractions, "back to being a saint". Again things are not that easy. However, there is always a slither of hope. His name is John Barton. Captain of St Anthony's, he is experiencing great pressure from his father, a politician, who is trying to run his life. Josie has great plans for the future and she sees him as part of these plans. But like real life there is always something standing in the way. His name is Jacob Coote. Captain of Cook High he is a motor bike riding rebel, who has recently dealt with the death of his mother. However, Josie does not lose sight of what she has always wanted. She has John Barton's sole and he has hers.

This novel is about searching for satisfaction and belonging. Throughout Looking for Alibrandi, Josie is continually learning new things about herself and her family. She is constantly searching for her identity and trying to find a sense of belonging. This novel looks at coming of age and the much sadness and joy that often comes with it. The characters within Looking For Alibrandi are very realistic and I recommend this novel for people aged 14 years and above.



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Summary: Amazing
Review: Josephine Alibrandi is an Italian-Australian, 17 year old girl and is about to do her HSC. She wants a year where she will get good grades, not get into trouble, keep her scholarshi, and go to university to become a lawyer and marry her dream man John Barton.
Her troubles first start when the father she never knew comes into her life, causing emotional trauma.
I don't know what the deal with racial discrimination is in America but in Australia racism is very present and Josephine is not pardoned by it, her Italian background gives her strife when fellow classmates make fun of her culture.
And what would a teenage girls life be like without a bit of romance. Although she has had a long time crush on John Barton she is starting to fall for another boy, and again she has found herself in another horrible situation.
This book is a fantastic read, it will make you cry and it will make you laugh. But I would definately recomend this book to any teenager or adult. Read the book before you see the movie (the book is much better)