Melina Marchetta

Melina Marchetta
Born (1965-03-25) 25 March 1965 (age 59)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationWriter
Period1992–present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Notable works
Notable awardsCBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
Website
www.melinamarchetta.com.au

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]

  1. ^ "Melina Marchetta | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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