Melina Marchetta

Author of On the Jellicoe Road

Includes the names: Melina Marketta, Melina Marcheta, Melina Marchetta, Melina Marchette, Melinda Marchetta, Melina Marchettta

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Melina Marchetta was born on March 25, 1965 in Australia. She is a writer and teacher who earned a teaching degree from the Australian Catholic University. She then got a job teaching at St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney. Her first novel, Looking for Alibrandi was released in 1992. Looking for Alibrandi swept the pool of literary awards for young adult fiction in 1993 including the coveted CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award. Her second novel, Saving Francesca was released in 2003, followed by On the Jellicoe Road in 2006. Marchetta's fourth novel, the fantasy epic Finnikin of the Rock, was released in October 2008. It has since won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2009 ABIA (Australian Booksellers Industry Awards) Book of the Year for Older Children. Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil (2016) is her latest book. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from On the Jellicoe Road… (more)

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Lumatere Chronicles

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Works by Melina Marchetta

On the Jellicoe Road 2,100 copies, 221 reviews

Finnikin of the Rock 1,829 copies, 129 reviews

Saving Francesca 1,336 copies, 75 reviews

Looking for Alibrandi 1,334 copies, 48 reviews

Froi of the Exiles 528 copies, 38 reviews

The Piper's Son 510 copies, 39 reviews

Quintana of Charyn 401 copies, 31 reviews

Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil 251 copies, 12 reviews

The Place on Dalhousie 79 copies, 4 reviews

Ferragost 35 copies, 2 reviews

The Lumatere Chronicles 1-3 22 copies

The Gorgon in the Gully 13 copies, 3 reviews

Lady Celie 9 copies

What Zola Did on Monday 6 copies

What Zola Did on Tuesday 4 copies

What Zola Did on Wednesday 4 copies

What Zola Did on Friday 3 copies

Zola and the Christmas Lights 3 copies

Ferragost / Molasses 2 copies

When Rosie Met Jim / Shoeboxes (Contributor) 2 copies, 1 review

What Zola Did on Thursday 2 copies

What Zola Did on Saturday 2 copies

Looking For Alibrandi / Saving Francesca 1 copy

What Zola Did on Sunday 1 copy

Sürgün Kral Lumatere Günlükleri 1 1 copy

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10 Short Stories You Must Read This Year (Contributor) 102 copies, 5 reviews

Looking for Alibrandi [2000 film] (Original novel) 13 copies

Just Between Us: Australian Writers Tell the Truth About Female Friendship (Contributor) 7 copies, 2 reviews

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Rosebank College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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