Melina Marchetta
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Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca and On the Jellicoe Road. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004.[1] For Jellicoe Road she won the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognizing the year's best book for young adults.[2]
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Born | (1965-03-25) 25 March 1965 (age 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1992–present |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
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Notable awards | CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers |
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