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Saving Francesca /

Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marchetta, Melina, 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : 2004.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Sexism > Fiction.
Catholic schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Depression, Mental > Fiction.
Family life > Australia > Fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.) > Fiction.
Australia > Fiction.
Sexism > Juvenile fiction.
Catholic schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Depression, Mental > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Australia > Juvenile fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.) > Juvenile fiction.
Australia > Juvenile fiction.
Description
Summary:Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.
Physical Description:243 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection.
Children's Book of the Year Award, 2004.
ISBN:0375829822 (trade)
0375929827 (library binding)