Chapter 2 Summary

Barbara puts together a timeline of Sheba's year at St. George. She plans to mark each important event with a gold star. She marks the first time she and Sheba spoke in the staff room and then adds a star to Sheba's fourth week at the school. In the fourth week, Sheba first met Steven Connolly.

Even though Sheba is having a rough time dealing with the students, she is still expected to take on all the duties of being a staff member. One of those duties is overseeing the Homework Club. The Homework Club, or Haitch Cee as the students call it, is supposed to be a chance for students to catch up on their work. It is actually used as a dumping ground for problem students. There are ten students in the Homework Club the day that Sheba is supervising.

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