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Melina Marchetta


Australia (b.1965)

Melina Marchetta (born 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. She is best known as the author of Looking For Alibrandi. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004.

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery
 
Novels
   Looking for Alibrandi (1992)
   Saving Francesca (2003)
   Jellicoe Road (2006)
     aka On the Jellicoe Road
   The Piper's Son (2011)
   Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil (2016)
   The Place on Dalhousie (2019)
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Awards
Michael L. Printz Award Best Book winner (2009) : Jellicoe Road


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