looking for Alibrandi

Looking for Alibrandi
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The book ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ was written by Melina Marchetta. The purpose of the book is to inform people of what life is like for teenage people in today’s world, another purpose of the book is to entertain people that read books. The Audience that the author has tried to target is teenage people because they would be able to relate to the issues that the main character Josie faces throughout the novel. The story is set in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney in Australia. This book contains social, historical and cultural context. Social context is shown through Josie putting everyone into stereotypical groups. Cultural Context is shown through Josie’s family being Italian-Australians and the customs their family has, such as the room in Nonna’s apartment, which is only used for guests. Historical context is shown when Nonna talks about, how hard it was for, Italians who came over to Australia to live.
The author Melina Marchetta was born in 1965. â€...