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Looking for Alibrandi
by Melina Marchetta
If you've ever been exasperated with your grandparents, ever had someone look at you askance because of your race, ever been torn between two different worlds, ever thought you had been shortchanged by adults, ever wished you were loud and obnoxious yet funny and lovable, you'd like this book.
There are some problems with pacing, and I have some problems with the dramatic revelations, which makes this my first non-five-star Marchetta book, but it is still hilarious and warm (like Nonna's homemade spaghetti tomato sauce) at the same time.
Note to self: My favourite character has to be Josephine Alibrandi's recently-returned-to-the-scene biological father, Michael Andretti.
There are some problems with pacing, and I have some problems with the dramatic revelations, which makes this my first non-five-star Marchetta book, but it is still hilarious and warm (like Nonna's homemade spaghetti tomato sauce) at the same time.
Note to self: My favourite character has to be Josephine Alibrandi's recently-returned-to-the-scene biological father, Michael Andretti.