The students in her class constantly mock her and she does not take lessons seriously. Jodie, on the other hand, does not have such an easy time. When the school reopens, Pearl makes quite a few friends in her class and enjoys her lessons. Pearl reassures her that they are only watching badgers and that they haven't invited her, because she can't stay still or silent for more than a few minutes. Eventually, Jodie finds out and confronts Pearl about it, thinking that her and Harley are meeting romantically. Even though at first Pearl is scared, she begins to enjoy her nightly escapades with Harley and savours the fact that she can keep a secret from Jodie. Wilberforce invites her to write her own story in the notebook and Harley asks her to use the torch to sneak out and watch badgers with him, at night. Among her presents are a rainbow bracelet from Jodie, a manuscript book from Mrs. On Pearl's eleventh birthday, her mother insists that she have a small party with all the children. Jodie and Jed are attracted to each other, almost immediately, even though he is five years older than she is. They, also, meet other members of the staff: the under matron, Miss Ponsonby (nicknamed "Undie") and the gardener, Jed. The sisters meet tall, badger-watching Harley, who gets along very well with Pearl, and three little children: Zeph, Dan and Sakura. Wilberforce, the Headmaster, and his wife.Īs it is the summer holidays only four children, who haven't gone home for the holidays, are living in the school. On their first night at the school, they are invited to dinner at the residence of Mr. When the family arrive at Melchester they meet Miss French, the school secretary. Even though she refuses, at first, Jodie finally says that she will move, when Pearl asks her to. She sees the move as an opportunity to have a fresh start, in a different place with a different life. Pearl, however, is glad because she is constantly bullied at her school. She is even more horrified when her mother says that she will have to retake Year 8. Jodie does not want to move, because she is settled at her current school, where she is friends with the popular girls.
They would like to give the girls an opportunity to receive a quality education. Their mother and father, Sharon and Joe, decide to move to Melchester College, a boarding school in the countryside, where they have both been offered new jobs as a cook and caretaker, respectively. Pearl, 10, is a shy bookworm, who thinks the world of Jodie. She dyes her hair, pierces her ears and dresses in an outlandish way, constantly irritating her mother. Jodie, 14, is boisterous, mischievous and very protective of her younger sister.
My Sister Jodie is a 2008 children's novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson.
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