In Search of Alibrandi Essay - Download as PDF or view online for free. Josie has five friends at school, three boys and two girls, Katia seeing José playing at the beach almost naked is a big no, so Katia doesn't like it when José goes out with his friends because she doesn't want Josie gets up. not good. As a traditional Italian, the title “Searching for Alibrandi” refers to the fact that Josie Alibrandi still needs to find herself. She's illegitimate, she doesn't know who her father is, and she doesn't know if she wants him in her life. Her best friend, John Barton commits suicide and she doesn't understand why, in her eyes John had everything.