| Description |
261 unnumbered page ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Kerry White collection of Australian children's books. ANL
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| Summary |
"For as long as she can remember, seventeen year old Josephine Alibrandi has believed her life to be anything but fortunate. Born to a single impecunious mother from a strong Italian background, Josie has never met her father and doesn't fit in at her elitist Sydney Catholic school on account of her scholarship and inability to conform. She also refuses to embrace any part of her heritage, including her grandmother. However, to make her existence even more of a nightmare, she is constantly reminded of these factors by arch- nemesis "Poison Ivy." Not only is Ivy her superior as school captain, but she is also after the charming, white-collar, extremely wealthy, John Barton. The very same man Josie believes she is destined to be with. Just when Josie thinks her life couldn't possibly become anymore convoluted, she is finding herself more and more attracted to blue-collar bad boy Jacob Coote. And what does her fathers reappearance after a seventeen year absence mean for her? Not to mention having to bear the burden of a thirty five year old secret, her Nona's been keeping, after mistakenly stumbling across it. Will this new information threaten to make her feel more estranged from both her family and heritage than she already does, or will it bring her closer to them. And will she be strong enough to cope when tragedy strikes so close to home? That is all of course without even contemplating the stresses of her upcoming HSC." - product description |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
This edition reprinted with new cover featuring stills from the film. Originally published in 1992 |
| Audience |
For young adults |
| Subject |
Girls -- Australia -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
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Italians -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Single-parent families -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Teenagers -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Young adult fiction, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| LC no. |
00002083 |
| ISBN |
0140293507 |
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9780140293500 |
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