Monday, March 8, 2010

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Selected Song: STAND IN THE RAIN by Superchick


















Hardcover
419 pages
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061431852

Taylor, at age eleven, was abandoned by her mother at a 7-Eleven on Jellicoe Road. Now, 17, Taylor is a leader at the Jellicoe boarding school that is caught in a turf war between the townies and the cadets. When Hannah, who had taken care of her for the past six years and was like a parent and friend to her, leaves the school and no one tells Taylor why, she finds Hannah's journal and uses it to try and discover the mysteries of the past. Jellicoe Road has a cast of characters who have answers to both the present and the past in this intriguing and thought-provoking story of friendship, love and courage.

No comments:

Post a Comment