Discuss: Far from bring a book only about girls, Looking for Alibrandy is relevant for all adolescents, regardless of gender.

Looking for Alibrandy The issues raised in the novel 'Looking for Alibrandy' are relevant for all adolescents, regardless of gender. Josie, John and Jacob are all in their final year of school and each of them experiences the highs and lows most adolescents go through. However, because we view the action through the eyes of 17-year-old Josie the book may be more easily identifiable for girls than boys. The search for identity is one of …

…Josie went to see Macbeth and unintentionally ran in to Jacob (pg 188.) This caused a great deal of conflict between Josie and Jacob then not much later on they saw themselves on different paths and decided to put the relationship to an end. Jacob is the rebellious type he will do anything to have a bit of fun, but Jacob is also confused and has to figure out what he wants out of his life.