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Looking for Alibrandi tells the story of Josephine Alibrandi, a 17-year-old in her final year at a prestigious Catholic school in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Aside from the pressures of HSC exams, she must come to terms with her illegitmacy, her Italian-Australian identity, and the secrets that haunt her family. During the most complex year of her life so far, Josie will fall in love, make and lose friends and meet the father she never knew. This is a novel about learning self-acceptance and realising that discovering who you are is more important than fitting in.
It has been reported that Looking for Alibrandi is currently the most read book in school libraries. The novel is on the reading list for all Australian secondary students, therefore it is suitable for students from twelve to eighteen years of age. Older secondary students aged 15 and over may identify more closely with some of the themes. |
