Looking For Alibrandi: 7 Audio Cds, 8 Hours

Looking For Alibrandi: 7 Audio Cds, 8 Hours

Winner Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Award (Older Readers).Josephine Alibrandi is 17, and in her final year of school. Dealing with her mum and the ways of her Nonna are daunting enough as she prepares for her exams. But Josie is about to discover real life gets in the way of her carefully-made plans. She suddenly has to deal with having her father around for the first time in her life, falling in love and uncovering her family's secret background. Despite all the turmoil, this is the year Josie discovers that emancipation doesn't mean escaping from your past. Sometimes you need to face up to who you are in order to set yourself free. Marcella Russo performs Josie's sassy first-person narrative with such dexterity and ease that her character blossoms before us. - AudioFile Magazine a novel to rejoice in, a story from the heart - Australian Bookseller & Publisher