![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Along with several of her friends from her Catholic high school, Lucy Lam sits the scholarship exam for Laurinda but it isn’t that she’s the smartest girl to take the test. Then the Cabinet themselves begin showing an interest in her and Lucy sees what it can be like when you’re a part of that, a part of them.īut all things come with a price and Lucy struggles to hold onto herself and her beliefs against the will and pressure of the Cabinet.Īlice Pung breathes fresh life into the Aussie YA world with her debut novel Laurinda a look at a student from a non-wealthy background being accepted into a very prestigious school. Although Lucy sees through them she can’t help but also be fascinated by them and she finds herself increasingly drawn into their world when taken the mother of one of the Cabinet takes Lucy under her wing. Laurinda is ruled by ‘the Cabinet’ – a trio of girls who not only control their classmates but also some of their teachers. When she’s not at school or doing her homework, Lucy spends a lot of time helping her mother work or looking after The Lamb, her younger brother. Her father works long shifts in a factory and her mother sews clothes in the family garage. Her parents are immigrants from Vietnam (although were born in China) and she comes from a very different background to the other students. ![]() Lucy Lam has just received the first Equal Access scholarship to Laurinda, an exclusive girls school. ![]()
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