Josie Pye

Josie Pye was member of large Pye family, sister of Gertie and classmate of Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe and Diana Barry.

Early life
Josie was born in Avonlea sometime in 1866 to Mr. and Mrs. Pye. In September 1872 she attended Avonlea school. Josie was younger than Anne, but she was in Anne's class because she advanced quickly (probably by cheating).

"I'm glad... I couldn't really feel proud of keeping head of little boys and girls of just nine or ten. I got up yesterday spelling 'ebullition'. Josie Pye was head and, mind you, she peeped in her book. Mr. Phillips didn't see her - he was looking at Prissy Andrews - but I did. I just swept her a look of freezing scorn and she got as red as a beet and spelled it wrong after all."

- Anne Shirley about Josie.

Studies at Queen's Academy
Josie joined a special class for future Queen's Academy students along with Anne, Gilbert, Jane, Ruby, Moody and Charlie. They passed the examination and all attended school in September 1880. Josie studied there for two years. In September 1882 she started teach.

Later life
When Anne, Gilbert and Charlie decided to study at Redmond College, A.V.I.S. gave a farewell party in honour of Anne and Gilbert one August evening at the home of Josie.

They chose that place, partly because Mr. Pye's house was large and convenient, partly because it was strongly suspected that Josie and Gertie would have nothing to do with the affair if their offer of the house for the party was not accepted.

Marriage
When she was 22, she married unknown young man. The wedding took place in Avonlea during autumn 1888.

Physical appearance
"That would have been ridiculous, for who ever heard of a fairy queen as fat as Josie?"

- Anne of Green Gables, Chapter 24

Etymology
Josie is a female given name of English origin, shortened form of Josephine, which is of Hebrew origin and means Jehovah increases.

Behind the scenes
Portrayal Trivia
 * Miranda de Pencier portrayed Josie in all three Kevin Sullivan's films; Anne of Green Gables (1985), Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000).
 * Darcy Grace portrays Josie in Green Gables Fables (2014), an American web series and the modern adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.
 * Junko Hori was Josie's voice actress in Japanese TV series Akage no An (1979).
 * Angela Walker portrayed her in 1972 TV mini series Anne of Green Gables, also starring Kim Braden as Anne Shirley.
 * Hazel Sexton portrayed Josie in 1919 silent film Anne of Green Gables, the lost film starring Mary Miles Minter as Anne Shirley.
 * Josiemoody.png the books, Josie is plump, but in the films, she is thin.
 * In Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) Josie courted with Moody Spurgeon MacPherson. In the next film, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000), they were married. This relationship exists only in the films. In the books she married unknown man.
 * In Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story she agreed with Moody's enlist to Canadian Army. During World War I she became a widow, because Moody was killed in one battle. In the books, she was happily married and her husband didn't enlist to the war.
 * In Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, Josie and Anne reconciled after Moody's death in World War I. In books, it is unknown if they reconciled.

Appearances
Book appearances
 * Anne of Green Gables
 * Anne of Avonlea (mentioned only)
 * Anne of the Island
 * Anne of Windy Poplars (mentioned only)
 * Anne's House of Dreams (mentioned only)
 * Rilla of Ingleside (mentioned only)

Film appearances TV series appearances Web series appearances
 * Anne of Green Gables (1919)
 * Anne of Green Gables (1985)
 * Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
 * Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
 * Anne of Green Gables (1972)
 * Akage no An (1979)
 * Green Gables Fables (2014)
 * "What Do I Call This"
 * "The Sleepover"
 * "Vlogggggggggggggggggggg"
 * "13 Personal Questions Tag"
 * "Grow up, ppl"

Josie Pye