Saving Francesca, Viking Books, Penguin (published in the US by Knopfs, Random House) 2000 On the Jellicoe Road, Viking Books, Penguin (published in the US as Jellicoe Road by Harper Collins) 2003 The Piper’s Son, Viking Books, Penguin (published in the US by Candlewick) 2008įinnikin of the Rock, Viking Books, Penguin (published in the US by Candlewick) 2006 The Gorgon in the Gully, Puffin Books, Penguin Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil, Penguin Australia 2010 Melina lives in Sydney where she writes full time. Much of her work evidently draws from real life, including her adolescent experiences and observations of students. Her novels have been published in 17 languages in at least 18 countries. She has written a children’s book, The Gorgon in the Gully, as part of the Puffin Pocket Money series. The Piper’s Son (a companion novel to Saving Francesca) was released in 2010. Her first fantasy novel, Finnikin of the Rock, was published in 2008. During that period, she released two novels, Saving Francesca and On the Jellicoe Road. She managed to combine writing with teaching English and History in secondary school for ten years up to 2006, when she committed to writing full-time and took a pause from her teaching career. Melina has a Bachelor of Education degree from the Australian Catholic University. The movie Looking for Alibrandi screened in theatres around Australia and the world from 2000. She later turned the story into a film script.
Melina Marchetta’s writing career took off in 1992 when she published her first novel: Looking For Alibrandi.
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