Melina Marchetta

Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, ''Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and ''On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004. For ''Jellicoe Road'' she won the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognizing the year's best book for young adults. Provided by Wikipedia