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A review by stuhlsem
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
5.0
Perfect twice!
Francesca is simultaneously trying to break into a traditionally all-boys' school in its first year being co-ed and trying to break out of a depression that has consumed her mother and is threatening her family. Forced to hang out with girls who were at the fringes of her previous school (not to mention the boys!), Francesca starts to learn to hear her own voice and make up her mind about her life. In the process, she makes real friends, falls in love (of course), and helps her mother recover. Marchetta is clever, the writing is tight, and all the characters are real. What's not to love?
Francesca is simultaneously trying to break into a traditionally all-boys' school in its first year being co-ed and trying to break out of a depression that has consumed her mother and is threatening her family. Forced to hang out with girls who were at the fringes of her previous school (not to mention the boys!), Francesca starts to learn to hear her own voice and make up her mind about her life. In the process, she makes real friends, falls in love (of course), and helps her mother recover. Marchetta is clever, the writing is tight, and all the characters are real. What's not to love?