![]() ![]() The story’s premise is based on a girl searching for her missing brother. ![]() The plot of Frankie was engaging and peppered with ugly truths about poverty, living rough, abuse and child abandonment. Every line read real: the vivid setting of down-and-out Collingwood in Melbourne and the well-drawn, intricate characters (even the very minor ones such as Homeless Eddie, and Steve Sparrow and his dad felt fleshy and substantial). ![]() ![]() Frankie’s witty one-liners and speedy back-handers are a force to be reckoned with.īut what I most enjoyed about this book was the gritty rawness evident in every element of the narrative. Her self-deprecating, dark humour had me snorting with laughter. Shivaun Plozza has written one of the most appealing female protagonists in young adult fiction in her first novel, Frankie (Penguin, 2016).įrankie Vega is an angry badass–she’s sassy, fierce, quick to act, and snarky. Frankie is a gutsy character with a lot of heart - Melina Marchetta ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |