Her taciturn father doesn't have much to say on the subject, her beloved little brother Luca is anxiously looking to her for answers, and her so-called friends from her old neighborhood seem to have abandoned her. Sebastian's-a school only recently turned coed: 'What a dream come true, right? Seven hundred and fifty boys and thirty girls? But the reality is that it's either like living in a fish bowl or like you don't exist.' But now there's this matter of her usually vibrant and annoyingly optimistic mother Mia refusing to get up in the morning. Francesca used to think her biggest problem was transferring to St. 'This morning, my mother didn't get out of bed.' So begins the saga of Francesca Spinelli, the hilarious and achingly real creation of Aussie author Melina Marchetta. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Melina Marchetta is the Printz-winning author of Jellicoe Road, as well as Looking for Alibrandi and Finnikin of the Rock. Simultaneously humorous, poignant, and impossible to put down, this is the story of a girl who must summon the strength to save her family, her social life, and-hardest of all-herself. Then there's Francesca's mother, who always thinks she knows what's best for Francesca-until she is suddenly stricken with acute depression, leaving Francesca lost, alone, and without an inkling of who she really is. The boys are no better, from Thomas, who specializes in musical burping, to Will, the perpetually frowning, smug moron that Francesca can't seem to stop thinking about. Her only female companions are an ultra-feminist, a rumored slut, and an impossibly dorky accordion player. Sebastian’s, a boys' school that pretends it's coed by giving the girls their own bathroom. Before there was Eleanor and Park, there was Francesca and Will.Ī compelling story of romance, family, and friendship, with humor and heart, perfect for fans of If I Stay, The Spectacular Now, and Looking for Alaska.įrancesca is stuck at St.

Saving francesca by melina marchetta