So Much to Tell You is a young adult novel by Australian author John Marsden, first published in 1987.

Marina was the victim of an incident that is initially unknown to the reader, but we are told she refused to talk to anyone during her long recovery period in hospital, and was sent to Warrington, a girls' boarding school, because nothing else appeared to be working.

Even though Marina is determined not to make use of her diary, she cannot resist writing about some of the seemingly trivial events of her day.

However, the content of her entries becomes more and more revealing over time, and readers can better understand Marina's world: how her friends and teachers create profound and lasting impressions on her psyche.

Marina goes from not interacting with others at all, opening up and socialising, and eventually finding non-verbal communication methods.

It is revealed throughout the novel, first through subtle clues on her reactions to movies and comments from her classmates before an outright confession that Marina has a scarred face because she was the victim of an incident involving acid, inflicted by her father, who was aiming for her mother.

Cathy Gloria Preshill: The closest thing Marina has to a friend for most of the book.

Marina also notes that Ann's doona cover was her favourite, a "jigsaw of stars."

Emma A girl with red hair and braces from Hong Kong who is very nice to Marina.

She sends Marina to boarding school supposedly to learn to speak again, but really her mother just wants her out of the way to make room for her new husband.

Marina's character is based on a fourteen-year-old girl and a woman named Kay Nesbit, whose face was damaged by a shotgun blast.

In addition, the dedication at the beginning of the book identifies a certain John Mazur as the English teacher, Mr Lindell, who gives Marina her diary assignment and is one of the people she places the most trust in.

The second point of view aids the reader by answering some questions from the first, for example, the cause of Marina's nervous breakdown in early April, and the reason for Lisa's crying earlier.