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title: "Looking for Alibrandi Paperback – May 9, 2006"
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# Looking for Alibrandi Paperback – May 9, 2006

**Brand:** melina marchetta
**Price:** KSh4700
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- **What is this?** Looking for Alibrandi Paperback – May 9, 2006 by melina marchetta
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## Customer Reviews

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    Another Amazing Marchetta Novel
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011*

I can't believe this was a debut novel. Melina Marchetta has a brilliant way of writing real and relatable characters that you feel an immediate connection to. This was an amazing story that had me laughing hysterically in many parts. I've been having a hard time trying to think of what to say in this review so I'm just going to list the things I love about this book:Josephine and her big, smart mouth. She's feisty and not a pushover. That along with her big mouth often gets her into trouble. Yet, she's cares about others.Jacob Coote: So passionate and straightforward. He's not afraid to say what's on his mind. Loved this quote from him: "I've grown accustomed to you," he said. "You're just not what I'm used to." "And you've got the biggest mouth I've ever met." Josie: "Lovely. Why am I lying on the beach with a boy who's insulting me."?" Jacob: "Because you're attracted to me sexually." The romance between him and Josie is a nice blend of sweet and ornery at the same time. These two are ready to smack each other one minute, and then kiss until their lips are bruised, the next.The old-world Italian family: Christina, Josie's mom, who gave up so much to raise Josie on her own. Nonna Katia, the hysterics and drama always surrounding her. In the beginning you find her just as irritating as Josie. But as Josie gets her history, you feel for her just as Josie does. Nonna Katia's story ends up being quite interesting and sad at the same time. And then there's Michael, the father who comes back into the Alibrandi's life. The developing relationship was heart-warming.Here are some of my favorite quotes/scenes:Josie: "We don't even love each other." Jacob: "I do a bit, you know." Josie: "You do what a bit?" Jacob: "You know. Like you...whatever...love you a bit." Josie: "I think I kind of love you too."Jacob: "Didn't I once squash two eggs against your glasses?" Josie: "I'm flattered you remembered."Josie: "He's not my type." Lee: "Why?" Josie: "He cracked two eggs on my glasses once." Lee: "Out of twelve girls in that alley, he picked you to do that to. I think he likes you."Sister Gregory is famous for nostril-flaring. Once I commented to someone that she must have been a horse in another life. She overheard and scolded me, saying that, as a Catholic, I shouldn't believe in reincarnation.

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    Josephine is a wonderfully real teen
  

*by D***Z on Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2015*

Looking for Alibrandi takes me to a part of Australia I didn’t know existed and includes characters I never suspected were part of Australian life. Josephine Alibrandi has never known her father, and the lack of a father is a major problem in her Italian family. Just being from an Italian heritage sets Josephine up for scorn from her solidly Australian friends, and not having a father sets Josephine up for scorn from both her Australian friends and her Italian family.And then her father comes back into her life.Josephine is a wonderfully real teen, full of both worries and courage, as she unexpectedly comes to connect with both her dad and other teens.

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    So much worse than the movie
  

*by L***C on Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017*

After seeing (and LOVING) the movie when it first came out, I finally got around to reading the book. Granted, it's a YA book and a bit outdated, but to be honest, the writing just wasn't terribly good. I kept picking out scenes as I was reading them, and marveling at how well the filmmakers & actors had done taking the clunky writing and turning into such a wonderful movie.

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