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Jellicoe Road (2006) (edit title/settings)

by Melina Marchetta (Author) (edit contributors)

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"What do you want from me?" he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More. Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding... read more

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Grade 8 Up—For years, three factions—Townies, Cadets (city kids doing a six-week outdoor education program), and Jellicoe School students—have engaged in teen war games in the Australian countryside, defending territorial borders, negotiating for assets, and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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Grade 8 Up—For years, three factions—Townies, Cadets (city kids doing a six-week outdoor education program), and Jellicoe School students—have engaged in teen war games in the Australian countryside, defending territorial borders, negotiating for assets, and even taking hostages. Taylor Markham, a 17-year-old who was abandoned years ago by her mother, takes on leadership of the boarding school's six Houses. Plagued with doubts about being boss, she's not sure she can handle her Cadet counterpart, Jonah Griggs, whom she met several years before while running away to find her mother. When Hannah, a sort of house mother who has taken Taylor under her wing, disappears, Taylor puzzles over the book manuscript the woman left behind. Hannah's tale involves a tragic car accident on the Jellicoe Road more than 20 years earlier. Only three children survived, and Taylor discovers that this trio, plus a Cadet and a Townie, developed an epic friendship that was the foundation of the many mysteries in her life and identity, as well as of the war games. While the novel might put off casual readers, patient, thoughtful teens will remain to extract clues from the interwoven scraps of Hannah's narrative, just as Taylor does, all the while seeing the collapse of the barriers erected among the three groups over the years. Elegiac passages and a complex structure create a somewhat dense, melancholic narrative with elements of romance, mystery, and realistic fiction.—Suzanne Gordon, Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Characters/People edit see section history

  • Taylor Lily Markham: The main character who is the secret leader of the Jellicoe School who was abandoned by her mother at a Seven-Eleven on Jellicoe Road and later found and cared for by Hannah. Constantly wanting to search for her mother.
  • Jonah Griggs: A Cadet leader who killed his abusive father with a cricket bat
  • Hannah Schroeder: Taylor's adult friend and confidante who lives and works in an unfinished house near the Jellicoe School.
  • Raffy / Raffaela: Taylor's upbeat best friend.
  • Jessa Mckenzie: A cheery year 7 girl who idolizes Taylor.
  • Webb: Narnie's brother who was orphaned in a car accident on the Jellicoe Road about 20 years ago.
  • Jude Scanlon: Twenty years ago, he was a Cadet and a devoted friend to Webb, Narnie, Tate, and Fitz.
  • Tate Markham: A girl who was orphaned in a car accident on the Jellicoe Road about 20 years ago.
  • Fitz McKenzie: A boy riding a stolen bike past the car accident on Jellicoe Road. He helped Narnie, Webb, and Tate escape the car wreckage alive.
  • Narnie Schroeder: Webb's sister who was orphaned in a car accident on the Jellicoe Road about 20 years ago.
  • Ben Cassidy: A student at the Jellicoe School who supports Taylor as leader. He is also a gifted violinist.
  • Richard: A student at the Jellicoe School who wants to replace Taylor with a new leader.
  • Chaz Santangelo: Leader of the Townies. Son of the chief policeman and the mayor of the town.
  • Chloe P.: A year 7 girl, one of Jessa's friends.
  • Anson Choi: A Cadet. Second-in-command to Jonah Griggs.
  • John Palmer: Principal of the Jellicoe School.
  • Trini: Leader of the Darling House at the Jellicoe School.
  • Ms. Morris: The adult assigned to Lachlan House, which is Taylor's House at the Jellicoe School.
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  • Hermit
  • Daniel
  • Kenny Rogers
  • Teresa
  • Jack
  • Xavier Webster Schroeder
  • Tilly Santangelo
  • Joe Salvatore
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  • “I need desperately to feel it all, so when something wonderful happens, the contrast will be so massive that I will bottle the impact and keep it for the rest of my life.”
    Taylor
  • “Somewhere in that hazy world of neither here nor there, I'll be hanging off that tree, legs hooked over the branch, hands splayed, grabbing at air that is intoxicating and perfumed with the sweet smell of oak.”
    Taylor
  • “I remember love. It’s what I have to keep on reminding myself. It’s funny how you can forget everything except people loving you. Maybe that’s why humans find it so hard getting over love affairs. It’s not the pain they’re getting over, it’s the love.”
    Taylor
  • “I’m here because of you. You’re my priority. Your happiness, in some fucked way, is tuned in to mine. Get that through your thick skull. Would I like it any other way? Hell, yes, but I don’t think that will be happening in my lifetime”
    Griggs
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  • I need desperately to feel it all, so when something wonderful happens, the contrast will be so massive that I will bottle the impact and keep it for the rest of my life.
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  • According to Dickens, the first rule of human nature is self-preservation and when I forgive him for writing a character as pathetic as Oliver Twist, I’ll thank him for the advice.
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  • Because being part of him isn’t just anything. It’s kind of everything.
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  • “What do you want from me?” he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More.
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  • “No,” I say, looking up at Griggs. “It’s actually because my heart belongs to someone else.” And if I could bottle the look on his face, I’d keep it by my bedside for the rest of my life.
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  • It’s not that I miss my mother. It’s just that I miss the idea of what one would be.
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  • Matthew, chapter ten, verse twenty-six. Whatever is now covered up will be uncovered and every secret will be made known.
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  • “I’m here because of you. You’re my priority. Your happiness, in some fucked way, is tuned in to mine. Get that through your thick skull. Would I like it any other way? Hell, yes, but I don’t think that will be happening in my lifetime.”
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  • “If you weren’t driving, I’d kiss you senseless,” I tell him. He swerves to the side of the road and stops the car abruptly. “Not driving any more.”
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

A town outside of Sydney, Australia.
  • Jelicoe School: A boarding school located on the Jelicoe Road in a small town, outside of Sydney, Australia.

First Sentence edit see section history

My father took one hundred and thirty-two minutes to die.

Glossary edit see section history

  • Gaol: Australian word for jail
  • Singlet: Australian word for tank top or sleeveless shirt
  • Pashed: Passionately kissed, made out with

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in 2010-2011 Iowa High School Battle of the Books. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Melina Marchetta (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Australia
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 978-0061431838
Page Count: 419

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

This book does contain some sexual content and curse words.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • StephsNotes: This site gives notes about Jelicoe Road and explains some information about the book. It is similar to Cliff's Notes and could be useful if a "reluctant reader" had to read this book for a high school class.

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