Gossip
The next day, however, Julia’s pupils began to suspect that their new teacher was a little… different. Even though most of them couldn’t quite put their finger on what it was about her, gossip was beginning to travel like wildfire.
It is pretty standard for thirteen-year-old girls to have a growing interest in fashion. Thirteen-year-old girls also begin to pay more attention to their self-image, as well as the clothing of others. And they all want to own the latest designer fashion labels. So it wasn’t a huge surprise when some of the girls immediately noticed Mrs. Mooney’s unusual choices.