num_pages: 7
description: Francesca is stuck at St. Sebastians, a boys' school that's pretends it's coed by giving the girls their own bathroom.  Her only female companions are an ultra-feminist, a rumored slut, and an an impossibly dorky accordion player.  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.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, along, and without an inkling who she really is.  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.
language: English
title: Saving Francesca: Library Edition
titlecomplete: Saving Francesca: Library Edition
characters: Will Trombal, Jimmy Hailer, Siobhan Sullivan, Justine Kalinsky, Francesca Spinelli, Thomas Mackee, Tara Finke, Luca Spinelli
genres: Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Australia, Mental Health, Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult, Family, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 32780
places: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Children's Book Council of Australia Award
category: Book of the Year for Older Readers, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA)
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA)
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: S.A. Festival National Children’s Book Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)
category: Older Readers
publisher: Bolinda Audio