Still, her sometimes hectic family life is only one of Josie’s problems. When the three women get together, Josie compares it to World War III. Another important person in her life is her grandmother, Nonna Katia, who constantly badgers Christina about how she’s raising Josie. One minute they’re best friends, the other they’re yelling at each other. At home it’s just her and her mother Christina, and the two of them have a good yet erratic relationship. She’s 17 years old and lives in Glebe, a suburb outside the Sydney city center. Josie pledges to herself that this school year she’ll be a saint, but admits she generally does keep her pledges.Īt this point Josie gives us a rundown of who she is and where she comes from. After class, Josie’s friends Anna, Sera, and Lee tease her about getting in trouble. She confiscates the magazine, and tells Josie to get it back from Sister Louise, the school principal. Josie does her best to talk her way out of trouble, but Sister Gregory doesn’t buy her elaborate explanation. It’s first period, and she gets caught reading a teen magazine in her religion class by Sister Gregory. Today is the first day of school, and Josie is already getting in trouble with her teachers. This year is critical because of the High School Certificate (HSC), a series of nation-wide exams that can determine a student’s future. Martha’s school for girls, where Josephine Alibrandi, a young Italian-Australian, is in her last and most critical year of high school.
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