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* HighSchool: Since protagonists are girls aged 15-19, some action naturally takes place at school.
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* HighSchool: Since protagonists are girls aged 15-19, some part of the action naturally takes place at school.
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: In ''Opium w rosole'' Maciek thinks so of Kreska. [[SubvertedTrope She's hopelessly in love with him]]. [[spoiler: He's ObliviousToLove. Very dumbly so]].
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: In ''Opium w rosole'' Maciek thinks so of Kreska. [[SubvertedTrope She's hopelessly in love with him]]. [[spoiler: He's ObliviousToLove. Very dumbly so]].The main plotline is about him realising he was ObliviousToLove, then trying to beg another chance from Kreska.]]
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* TooHungryToBePolite: The Borejko girls, while still kids. Justified by largeness of the family and a meager income. Gabriela only goes to Joanna's party (where she meets several new friends) because Joanna is baking a very nice cake.
** Similar with [[TheQuietOne Bebe Bitner]] and her diva mom Józefina.
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* TheBookCipher: ''Małomówny i rodzina''
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* TheBookCipher: ''Małomówny i rodzina''rodzina'', using ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''
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'''Małgorzata Musierowicz''' (born Barańczak on 9 January 1945) is a very successful and prolific writer for both [[ChildrensLiterature children]] and adolescent girls, as well as an artist - she designs her own covers.
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* WackyParentSeriousChild: Mrs. Żak is a lovably scatterbrained artist. Her dutiful, insecure, serious daughter Cesia loves mom a lot, but still is quite embarrassed by her every so often.
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* YouMeddlingKids: ''Małomówny i rodzina'' is about a bunch of them treasure hunting.
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* YouMeddlingKids: ''Małomówny i rodzina'' is about a bunch of them treasure hunting.
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* PrecociousCrush: Lil' Genowefa Trombke on Maciek Ogorzałka in ''Opium w rosole''. Source of much [[HilarityEnsues silliness]] and some plot. Source of {{Angst}} for her several books later, when [[spoiler: she, not being in her right mind, kisses him - and her conscience eats her up, because he's married to Kreska at that point]].
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* PrecociousCrush: Lil' Genowefa Trombke on Maciek Ogorzałka in ''Opium w rosole''. Source of much [[HilarityEnsues silliness]] and some plot. Source of {{Angst}} for her several books later, in ''Dziecko piątku'' (that takes place about ten years later), when [[spoiler: she, not being in her right mind, kisses him - and her conscience eats her up, because he's married HappilyMarried to Kreska at that point]].
* RememberTheNewGuy: ''Kalamburka'' has, as an important character, Gizela Trak, who was previously mentioned ''once''.
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* [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale Stalking Is Funny If Aniela's The One Doing This]]
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* [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale Stalking Is Funny If Aniela's The One Doing This]]Stalker]]: In her own book, mostly. She moved from Łeba to Poznań solely because of her crush. [[{{Determinator}} At sixteen]].
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* RomanticFalseLead: Known to occur, notably this dentist guy Aniela was so hot for in ''Brulion Bebe B.''
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* RomanticFalseLead: Known to occur, notably this dentist guy Aniela was so hot for in ''Brulion Bebe B.'''' and Matylda (for Maciej) in ''Opium w rosole''.
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Up to ''Ida sierpniowa'', Ida was sort of UglyCute. The very next book makes her HospitalHottie (in training).
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Up to ''Ida sierpniowa'', Ida was sort of UglyCute. The very next book makes her HospitalHottie (in training). Also, in the same book, possibly as {{Foil}} to the nice girl Ida is, we get Matylda, who weaponises this trope to take revenge on the entire male population [[FreudianExcuse for having been bullied at school]].
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* StarvingStudent: Kreska in her introductory book makes (and refashions, a lot) her own clothes and (when her grandfather is unable to help her) barely can afford cheese.
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* StarvingStudent: Kreska in her introductory book makes (and refashions, a lot) her own clothes and (when her grandfather is unable to help her) not around) barely can afford cheese.
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* AgeAppropriateAngst: "At sixteen, you suffer the strongest."
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* CannotTalkToWomen: In ''Kwiat kalafiora'' Janusz discovers Gabriela likes him a lot more when he stops talking nonsense. Jerzy has a similar problem with Cesia.
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* CannotTalkToWomen: In ''Kwiat kalafiora'' Janusz discovers Gabriela likes him a lot more when he stops talking nonsense. Jerzy has a [[DiggingYourselfDeeper similar problem problem]] with Cesia.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Each and every one of them, in varying degrees.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: Each and every one of them, in varying degrees.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: Each ConversationalTroping: In ''Brulion Bebe B.'' she and every one of them, [[LoveInterest Damazy]] engage in varying degrees.composing silly limericks. In class.
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* FieryRedhead: Ida. AvertedTrope for [[ShrinkingViolet Natalia]] and their [[AbsentMindedProfessor father]].
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* FieryRedhead: Ida.Ida, with QuirkyCurls too boot. AvertedTrope for [[ShrinkingViolet Natalia]] and their [[AbsentMindedProfessor father]].
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** The Pyziak sisters are an example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger one. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old {{Alpha Bitch}}es.)
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** The [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling Pyziak sisters sisters]] are an example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger one. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old {{Alpha Bitch}}es.)
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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Beata Bitner is actively trying to be unlike her absentminded, LargeHam, DramaQueen mother. Not because she hates her, but because she wants to be her own person.
* LittleProfessorDialog: Ignacy Grzegorz has a tendency to do this. He sings ''[[AltumVidetur Gaudeamus Igitur]]'' in bath.
* LittleProfessorDialog: Ignacy Grzegorz has a tendency to do this. He sings ''[[AltumVidetur Gaudeamus Igitur]]'' in bath.
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* MinorLivingAlone: Technically, Kreska, when [[RaisedByGrandparents her sole guardian]] is in hospital.
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* PrecociousCrush: Lil' Genowefa Trombke on Maciek Ogorzałka in ''Opium w rosole''. Source of much [[HilarityEnsues silliness]] and some plot. Source of {{Angst}} for her several books later, when [[spoiler: she, not being in her right mind, kisses him - and her conscience eats her up, because he's married to Kreska at that point]].
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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Up to ''Ida sierpniowa'', Ida was sort of UglyCute. The very next book makes her HospitalHottie (in training).
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* TellMeAboutMyFather: Laura enters this phase in ''Tygrys i Róża''. Then she starts an investigation of her own. [[spoiler: Which leads to BrokenPedestal]].
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* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Aniela disguises as Franciszka Wyrobek, the country mouse extraordinaire, to get a job as a servant in Paweł's house. Part of a ZanyScheme.
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* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Aniela disguises as Franciszka Wyrobek, [[PunnyName Wyrobek]], the country mouse extraordinaire, to get a job as a servant in Paweł's house. Part of a ZanyScheme.
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* LethalChef: Ida can bake, unless she's distracted - if she is, expect some sort of crazyness. Also, Gabriela's first attempts at cooking resulted in a thorough destruction of a frying pan.
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* LethalChef: Ida can bake, unless she's distracted - if she is, expect some sort of crazyness.craziness. Also, Gabriela's first attempts at cooking resulted in a thorough destruction of a frying pan.
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* SchoolPlay: In ''Kłamczucha'' they're doing Theatre/{{Hamlet}}, with rehearsals in Paweł's apartament, which allows Aniela to offer her critique. [[spoiler: And finally get a role]].
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* SchoolPlay: In ''Kłamczucha'' they're doing Theatre/{{Hamlet}}, with rehearsals in Paweł's apartament, apartment, which allows Aniela to offer her critique. [[spoiler: And finally get a role]].
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* TwoTeacherSchool: Dmuchawiec and Pieróg are the two teachers we see most of in the school the majority of protagonists attend. Later books add Ewa Jedwabińska. Jerzy Hajduk and Damazy Kordiałek (who have been {{Love Interest}}s [[LongRunner previously]]) become teachers after the old ones retire.
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* TwoTeacherSchool: Dmuchawiec and Pieróg are the two teachers we see most of in the school the majority of protagonists attend. Later books add Ewa Jedwabińska.Jedwabińska [[spoiler: for a while]]. Jerzy Hajduk and Damazy Kordiałek (who have been {{Love Interest}}s [[LongRunner previously]]) become teachers after the old ones retire.
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** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger one. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old {{Alpha Bitch}}es.)
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs. It's mostly just teasing, anyway.
* GrewASpine: Cesia spends a good part of her book being ordered about, until she snaps and rebels.
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs. It's mostly just teasing, anyway.
* GrewASpine: Cesia spends a good part of her book being ordered about, until she snaps and rebels.
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** The Pyziak sisters are the similar an example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger one. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old {{Alpha Bitch}}es.)
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up andPartycja Patrycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs. It's mostly just teasing, anyway.
* GrewASpine: Cesia spends a good part of her book being ordered about, until she snaps and rebels. By [[{{Hikkikomori}} locking herself up in a tower]] (yes, really a tower. UsefulNotes/ArtNouveau Architecture, isn't it grand?) and refusing to move.
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and
* GrewASpine: Cesia spends a good part of her book being ordered about, until she snaps and rebels. By [[{{Hikkikomori}} locking herself up in a tower]] (yes, really a tower. UsefulNotes/ArtNouveau Architecture, isn't it grand?) and refusing to move.
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* BlindWithoutEm: Aniela, though she's convinced glasses make her look horrible.
* {{Bookworm}}: The entire Borejko family.
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* BigEater: Grown-up Patrycja, a good cook and [[SweetTooth baker]] with zero {{Weight Woe}}s, though Ida still teases her about her weight.
* BlindWithoutEm: Aniela, though she's [[TheGlassesGottaGo convinced glasses make her lookhorrible.
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* {{Bookworm}}: The entire Borejko family. Also, grown up [[ThePhilosopher Tomcio]], Beata and some others.
* BlindWithoutEm: Aniela, though she's [[TheGlassesGottaGo convinced glasses make her look
* {{Bookworm}}: The entire Borejko family. Also, grown up [[ThePhilosopher Tomcio]], Beata and some others.
* CannotTalkToWomen: In ''Kwiat kalafiora'' Janusz discovers Gabriela likes him a lot more when he stops talking nonsense. Jerzy has a similar problem with Cesia.
* HugeSchoolgirl: Teen Gabriela borrows an ankle-lenght skirt from her cousin. The skirt only reaches half her calf. Then again, she puts it to good use as basketball player.
* MaternallyChallenged: Józefina Bitner, who is everything-but-being-a-star-challenged. When we meet them, her children are already teens, somehow.
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Everyone can be reasonably assumed to know anyone else. And if they don't know someone, they will.
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Everyone can be reasonably assumed to know anyone else. And if they don't know someone, they will.will, sooner or later.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Florian. As a child, he was [[spoiler: Bobcio]], when grown up, he becomes [[spoiler: Baltona, because he wore a sweatshirt with the name of this company on for some time]]. He dislikes this and asks his LoveInterest to call him his real name (in a rather cute scene).
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Florian. As a child, he was [[spoiler: Bobcio]], when grown up, he becomes [[spoiler: Baltona, because he wore a sweatshirt with the name of this company on for some time]]. He dislikes this and asks his LoveInterest to call him his real name (in a rather cute scene).
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Teen Ida has a tendency to be one for boys who at best, ignore her, and at worst, actively run away.
* TheStoic: Jerzy, the LoveInterest and later husband of Cesia. Very smart and well-read in physics, very shy and quiet, covering it up with aloofness. The stoic ''philosophy'' is given quite a few [[ConversationalTroping favourable]] {{Shout Out}}s.
* TwiceShy: Cesia and [[TheQuietOne Jerzy]]. Possibly [[ShrinkingViolet Aurelia]] and Konrad - she's so shy it's hard to tell.
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* TwiceShy: Cesia TwoTeacherSchool: Dmuchawiec and [[TheQuietOne Jerzy]]. Possibly [[ShrinkingViolet Aurelia]] Pieróg are the two teachers we see most of in the school the majority of protagonists attend. Later books add Ewa Jedwabińska. Jerzy Hajduk and Konrad - she's so shy it's hard to tell.Damazy Kordiałek (who have been {{Love Interest}}s [[LongRunner previously]]) become teachers after the old ones retire.
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* AffectionateNickname: Frequent. Nutria for Natalia, Pulpecja for Patrycja, Robrojek for Robert, Kłamczucha [[labelnote:translation]]"liar" but in a friendly, exasperated sort of way[[/labelnote]] for Aniela...
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* {{Fainting}}: Happens to Gabriela several times in ''Dziecko piątku'', to [[{{Foreshadowing}} subtly tell us]] [[spoiler: she's pregnant]].
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** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger one When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old {{Alpha Bitch}}es.)
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs.
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs.
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** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger one one. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old {{Alpha Bitch}}es.)
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs. It's mostly just teasing, anyway.
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs. It's mostly just teasing, anyway.
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* ButchStraight: The young Gabriela, who is taller than most of her peers, looks like a boy, considers fashion to be a waste of time, plays basketball and is prone to acting like DrillSergeantNasty when stressed. Both her younger sister Ida and her feminine cousin Joanna are horrified of her behavior.
* PassionateSportsGirl: The young Gabriela is taller than most of her peers, [[{{Tomboy}} looks boyish]], considers fashion a waste of time, plays basketball and is prone to acting like DrillSergeantNasty when stressed. Both her younger sister Ida and her feminine cousin Joanna are horrified of her behavior. After several {{Femininity Failure}}s in her introductory book, she turns a bit girlier, but never overly girly.
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Of biblical vein. Piotr [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Peter[[/labelnote]] and Paweł [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Paul[[/labelnote]], Maria [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Mary[[/labelnote]] and Magdalena [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Magdalene[[/labelnote]].
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Of biblical vein. Piotr [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Peter[[/labelnote]] and Paweł [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Paul[[/labelnote]], equivalents of]]Peter and Paul[[/labelnote]], Maria [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Mary[[/labelnote]] and Magdalena [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Magdalene[[/labelnote]].of]]Mary and Magdalene[[/labelnote]].
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: While not siblings but cousins, Aniela certainly sees Tomcio and Romcia this way in ''Kłamczucha''. Also Ida for Gabriela, though Gabriela is really laid-back and mostly thinks that Ida is funny, and then Patrycja for Ida. And what Róża (and everybody else) had to put up with Laura in their childhood, is indescribable. And ''then'' Ignacy Grzegorz is born and due to ParentalFavoritism (and a bit of her own melodramatic tendencies) is Laura's turn to suffer.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: While not siblings but cousins, Aniela certainly sees Tomcio and Romcia this way in ''Kłamczucha''. Also Ida for Gabriela, though Gabriela is really laid-back and mostly thinks that Ida is funny, and then Patrycja for Ida. And what Róża (and everybody else) had to put up with Laura in their childhood, childhood is indescribable. And ''then'' Ignacy Grzegorz is born and due to ParentalFavoritism (and a bit of her own [[DramaQueen melodramatic tendencies) tendencies]]) is Laura's turn to suffer.
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* TheBully: The [[KidsAreCruel Lisiecki brothers]], to a dog, until Ida smacks some sense into them. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, later on they go back to bullying. This time Konrad and smaller kids, for their money]].
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* TheBully: The [[KidsAreCruel Lisiecki brothers]], to a dog, until Ida smacks some sense into them. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, later on they go back to bullying. This time Konrad and smaller kids, including Konrad, for their money]].
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: To the point of being {{Anvilicious}} in ''Opium w Rosole'', upon the revelation that [[spoiler: "Genowefa Trombke" is really Aurelia, Ewa Jedwabińska's daughter]].
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: To the point of being {{Anvilicious}} in ''Opium w Rosole'', upon the revelation that [[spoiler: "Genowefa Trombke" is really Aurelia, Ewa Jedwabińska's daughter]].daughter - you know, the strict, strict teacher who's doing post-graduate course in psychology. This lady]].
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* CoolTeacher: [[ThePhilosopher Professor Dmuchawiec]], mentor to Gabriela, Aniela and Cesia and Kreska's grandfather.
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* DramaQueen: Ida, Aniela, Aniela's cousin Józefina Bitner, [[ItsAllAboutMe the famous actress]].
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* DramaQueen: Ida, Aniela, Aniela's cousin Józefina Bitner, [[ItsAllAboutMe the famous actress]]. Laura Pyziak.
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** In ''Szósta Klepka'': Cesia is the hardworking, academic and [[IAmNotPretty insecure]] sister, while her sister Julia is the glamorous, popular, lazy, would be BrattyTeenageDaughter - that is, if she wasn't in her twenties already.
** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger sister. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old [[AlphaBith Alpha Bitches]].)
** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger sister. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old [[AlphaBith Alpha Bitches]].)
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** In ''Szósta Klepka'': Cesia is the hardworking, academic and [[IAmNotPretty insecure]] sister, while her sister Julia is the glamorous, popular, lazy, would be BrattyTeenageDaughter - that is, if she wasn't in her twenties already.
self-absorbed bombshell.
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* PromotionToParent: Gabriela for her sisters in ''Kwiat kalafiora'', Aniela for her (teenage) cousins Beata nad Konrad in ''Brulion Bebe B.'' Both just temporary.
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* PutOnABus: The cast is huge, so it happens every now and then, notably to Elka, [[spoiler: her husband]] Tomek, his sister Roma and Robert Rojek [[spoiler: who later comes back as Bella's father in ''Córka Robrojka'']]. [[TropesAreTools Put to use]] regarding the little Bobcio from ''Szósta klepka'' who [[TheBusCameBack turns out to have grown into]] [[spoiler: Patrycja's LoveInterest, Florian]].
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* PutOnABus: The cast is huge, so it happens every now and then, notably to Elka, [[spoiler: her eventual husband]] Tomek, his sister Roma and Robert Rojek [[spoiler: who later comes back as Bella's father in ''Córka Robrojka'']]. [[TropesAreTools Put to use]] regarding the little Bobcio from ''Szósta klepka'' who [[TheBusCameBack turns out to have grown into]] [[spoiler: Patrycja's LoveInterest, Baltona vel Florian]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Both Janusz Pyziak and Baltona are certainly popular with the ladies. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Gabriela, in the first case RealityEnsues and their marriage doesn't work.]]
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: While not siblings but cousins, Aniela certainly sees Tomcio and Romcia this way in ''Kłamczucha''. Also Ida for Gabriela, though Gabriela is really laid-back and mostly thinks that Ida is funny, and then Patrycja for Ida. And what Róża (and everybody else) had to put up with Laura in their childhood, is indescribable. And ''then'' Ignacy Grzegorz is born and due to ParentalFavoritism (and a bit of her own melodramatic tendencies) is Laura's turn to suffer.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: While not siblings but cousins, Aniela certainly sees Tomcio and Romcia this way in ''Kłamczucha''. Also Ida for Gabriela, though Gabriela is really laid-back and mostly thinks that Ida is funny, and then Patrycja for Ida. And what Róża (and everybody else) had to put up with Laura in their childhood, is indescribable. And ''then'' Ignacy Grzegorz is born and due to ParentalFavoritism (and a bit of her own melodramatic tendencies) is Laura's turn to suffer.
* ButchStraight: The young Gabriela, who is taller than most of her peers, looks like a boy, considers fashion to be a waste of time, plays basketball and is prone to acting like DrillSergeantNasty when stressed. Both her younger sister Ida and her feminine cousin Joanna are horrified of her behavior.
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: To the point of being {{Anvilicious}} in ''Opium w Rosole'', upon the revelation that [[spoiler: "Genowefa Trombke" is really Aurelia, Ewa Jedwabińska's daughter]].
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: In ''Pulpecja'' about every boy close to her age wants to get on with Patrycja, who is mildly amused, but unmoved.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Several times:
** In ''Szósta Klepka'': Cesia is the hardworking, academic and [[IAmNotPretty insecure]] sister, while her sister Julia is the glamorous, popular, lazy, would be BrattyTeenageDaughter - that is, if she wasn't in her twenties already.
** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger sister. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old [[AlphaBith Alpha Bitches]].)
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs.
** In ''Szósta Klepka'': Cesia is the hardworking, academic and [[IAmNotPretty insecure]] sister, while her sister Julia is the glamorous, popular, lazy, would be BrattyTeenageDaughter - that is, if she wasn't in her twenties already.
** The Pyziak sisters are the similar example in their teenage years, only Laura is considerably nastier than Julia and is the younger sister. When Róża unexpectedly gains a trio of admirers and Laura is unable to steal their attention, she is ''pissed'' (Róża, despite her poor self-image, is actually very pretty. Laura is prettier, but these particular high school boys just weren't into thirteen year old [[AlphaBith Alpha Bitches]].)
** Mostly averted with the Borejko sisters. While the teenage Ida considers Gabriela an insensitive butch, and Gabriela finds Ida's DramaQueen persona hilarious, there is no real rivalry between them, and the younger sisters - Natalia and Patrycja - live in perfect harmony with each other. Only when they grow up and Partycja and Ida get to interact as adults, the ugliness occurs.
* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Natalia and Robrojek]], eventually. He first met her as the kid sister of one of his friends.
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* LongRunner: Going on since 1977. The children of protagonists from the Eighties grow up to be the protagonists in the later books.
* PutOnABus: The cast is huge, so it happens every now and then, notably to Elka, [[spoiler: her husband]] Tomek, his sister Roma and Robert Rojek [[spoiler: who later comes back as Bella's father in ''Corka Robrojka'']]. [[TropesAreTools Put to use]] regarding the little Bobcio from ''Szósta klepka'' who [[TheBusCameBack turns out to have grown into]] [[spoiler: Patrycja's LoveInterest, Florian]].
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* SadistTeacher: Ewa Jedwabińska. [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as a JerkassFacade of a [[ControlFreak woman terrified of losing control]].
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Of biblical vein. Piotr [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Peter[[/labelnote]] and Paweł [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Paul[[/labelnote]], Maria [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Mary[[/labelnote]] and Magdalena [[labelnote:Polish equivalent of]]Magdalene[[/labelnote]].
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* TricksterTwins: Piotr and Paweł, [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins identical twins]] who play [[TwinSwitch pranks]] on their mom [[spoiler: Aniela - what did you expect from the offspring of two Cloudcoockoolanders?]]. Tomek and Roma, while not twins, were inseparable and also constantly in trouble as kids.
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* PrettyBoy: Romance series. [[NecessaryWeasel Bound to happen]]. Especially Paweł tends to make girls sigh, in the first couple of books anyway.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Opium w rosole'' takes place, and was written, in a very ugly moment of history. Hence multiple tiny pokes at the censors.
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* TheBully: The [[KidsAreCruel Lisiecki brothers]], to a dog, until Ida smacks some sense into them. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, later on they go back to bullying. This time Konrad and smaller kids, for money this time]].
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* EmotionlessGirl: Bebe is actively trying to be this in order to distance herself from her [[LargeHam actress]] mother. Most people are [[GoneHorriblyRight fooled]]. [[LoveInterest Damazy]] is intrigued.
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* GrewASpine: Cesia spends a good part of her book being ordered about, until she snaps and rebels.
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Everyone can be reasonably assumed to know anyone else. And if they don't know someone, they will.
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* PromotionToParent: Gabriela for her sisters in ''Kwiat kalafiora'', Aniela for her (teenage) cousins Beata nad Konrad in ''Brulion Bebe B.'' Both just temporary.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler: Both Gabriela and Grzegorz]] in ''Noelka''. His daughter throws a fit at first, but then gets to know dad's new love and decides she's cool, her daughters are rather quick to accept mom's paramour.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Both [[spoiler: Both Gabriela and Grzegorz]] in ''Noelka''. His daughter throws a fit at first, but then gets to know dad's new love and decides she's cool, her daughters are rather quick to accept mom's paramour.
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* ConsummateLiar: Aniela. Even her nickname, "Kłamczucha" ("Liar"), tells you as much.
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'''Małgorzata Musierowicz''' (born Barańczak on 9 January 1945) is a very successful and prolific writer for both [[ChildrensLiterature children]] and adolescent girls, as well as an artist - she designs her own covers.
Her best known series of novels is the SliceOfLife ''Jeżycjada'', so named from the place it's (largely) set - Jeżyce, a district of Poznań, [[WriteWhatYouKnow where she used to live herself]]. The stories are [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] and sweet, dealing with young girls friendships and first loves, filled with humour, optimism, romance and [[AltumVidetur Latin quotations]]. Just the thing to curl up with in front of a fireplace - the WordOfGod is, she wrote the books to cheer people up.
[[HeAlsoDid Also the Polish translator]] of Creator/BeatrixPotter. Her own books have been translated into several languages, including Japanese. Won numerous awards (see webpage).
Self-declared bibliophile. Besides designing covers, she illustrates her own books as well as other writers', writes short items on various subjects and generally is a busy lady.
The personal website of Małgorzata Musierowicz: http://musierowicz.com.pl/index.html - Polish only, but it's mainly illustrations.
!! ''Jeżycjada'' consists of the following books:
* Szósta klepka (focusing on Celestyna "Cesia" Żak)
* Kłamczucha (focusing on Aniela "Kłamczucha" Kowalik)
* Kwiat kalafiora (focusing on Gabriela Borejko)
* Ida sierpniowa (focusing on Ida Borejko)
* Opium w rosole (focusing on Janina "Kreska" Krechowicz)
* Brulion Bebe B. (focusing on Beata "Bebe" Bitner)
* Noelka (focusing on Elżbieta "Elka" Stryba)
* Pulpecja (focusing on Patrycja "Pulpecja" Borejko)
* Dziecko piątku (focusing on Aurelia Jedwabińska)
* Nutria i Nerwus (focusing on Natalia Borejko)
* Córka Robrojka (focusing on Arabella "Bella" Rojek)
* Imieniny (focusing on Róża Pyziak)
* Tygrys i Róża (focusing on Laura "Tygrys" Pyziak)
* Kalamburka (focusing on Melania Borejko)
* Język Trolli
* Żaba
* Czarna polewka
* Sprężyna
* Mc Dusia (should be spelled without the space)
* Wnuczka do orzechów
!! Tropes found in ''Jeżycjada''
* AbsentMindedProfessor: Ignacy Borejko. Less so as he ages, and used to be quite outspoken, if [[{{Nerd}} geeky]] in his youth. Stated to be defence mechanism of a guy living with five headstrong women.
* AdultFear: Once Gabriela becomes a mother, her greatest fear is being unable to help her children in distress.
* AttentionWhore: Ida and Aniela, particularily in their youth. Also Danka in ''Szósta klepka''.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Cesia, who, [[SheCleansUpNicely after a bit of makeover]] goes on a date - and [[GoneHorriblyRight the guy doesn't recognise her]]. Also Aniela in relation to her persona of Franciszka Wyrobek (LongStory).
* BlindWithoutEm: Aniela, though she's convinced glasses make her look horrible.
* {{Bookworm}}: The entire Borejko family.
* BoyishShortHair: No matter how feminine she is now, Gabriela keeps the hairstyle of her youth.
* BoyMeetsGirl: Most books. In many variations. Sometimes it's MeetCute.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Teen Laura.
* {{Bridezilla}}: In ''Noelka'', Ida becomes rather exacting and tyrannizes her little sisters over the veil, the shoes, the food, the fact that heating stopped working... To be fair, stuff really is not 100% ideally perfect (heating won't work!), but Ida, dear? Take a deep breath, okay?
* TheBully: The [[KidsAreCruel Lisiecki brothers]], to a dog, until Ida smacks some sense into them. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, later on they go back to bullying. This time Konrad and smaller kids, for money this time]].
* CharacterTitle: Most of them, with two NameAndName titles - see above.
* ChristmasEpisode: ''Noelka'', with Elka as the {{Protagonist}} and Ida's wedding as the B-plot.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Each and every one of them, in varying degrees.
* CoolTeacher: [[ThePhilosopher Professor Dmuchawiec]], mentor to Gabriela, Aniela and Cesia and Kreska's grandfather.
* CreatorsPet: Róża Borejko is considered one by some fans.
* DeanBitterman: Pieróg, the headmaster of high school most of the protagonists attend at one point or another.
* DisappearedDad: Ignacy Borejko, briefly, in ''Opium w rosole''. [[spoiler: Janusz Pyziak, permanently]].
* DoggedNiceGuy: Robert, and later Bernard, for Aniela. [[spoiler: The latter succeeds]].
* DramaQueen: Ida, Aniela, Aniela's cousin Józefina Bitner, [[ItsAllAboutMe the famous actress]].
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Kreska does, but this may be because of [[SadistTeacher her hate for the teacher]]. A fellow student helps her get better at maths.
* ExtremeDoormat: Laura's opinion of her sister. Not really unfounded.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Aunt Felicja does not think highly of Gabriela's cooking skills. Practice makes perfect, though.
* FieryRedhead: Ida. AvertedTrope for [[ShrinkingViolet Natalia]] and their [[AbsentMindedProfessor father]].
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: the Borejko girls:
** Gabriela is the Sanguine, PassionateSportsGirl who grows into a mature, responsible, motherly lady
** Ida, the Choleric, starts out as a DramaQueen, becomes... remains a [[LargeHam bit dramatic]], but is easily the most organised and hard-working of her sisters
** Natalia, the Melancholic, begins as a rather odd, nervous child, then for a long time becomes a FragileFlower
** Patrycja, the Phlegmatic, never ceases to be a LazyBum BigEater who knows no worries (except the romantic worries in the one book focused on her, but she gets her HappyEnding soon enough).
* HighSchool: Since protagonists are girls aged 15-19, some action naturally takes place at school.
* HospitalHottie: Ida grows into one (she's a doctor, thank you very much!)
* IAmOneOfThoseToo: How Aniela tries to gain favour of a shrewd painter. [[spoiler: Who asks her some art questions and sees right through it]].
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Cesia in her introductory book.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Aniela disguises as Franciszka Wyrobek, the country mouse extraordinaire, to get a job as a servant in Paweł's house. Part of a ZanyScheme.
* JerkJock: [[TheCasanova Janusz]]. [[spoiler: Does not grow out of this]].
* LemonyNarrator: Slightly.
* LethalChef: Ida can bake, unless she's distracted - if she is, expect some sort of crazyness. Also, Gabriela's first attempts at cooking resulted in a thorough destruction of a frying pan.
* LiarRevealed: Aniela in her own book, several times. Keeps lying anyway.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: In ''Opium w rosole'' Maciek thinks so of Kreska. [[SubvertedTrope She's hopelessly in love with him]]. [[spoiler: He's ObliviousToLove. Very dumbly so]].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Each book focuses on one girl and her romantic troubles, but they're all more or less friends, characters from previous books get B-plots in later ones, everyone has family and so on, and so the cast keeps growing.
* LoveEpiphany: At least once a book.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: B-plot of ''Brulion Bebe B.'' is [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Aniela]] trying this on a guy [[spoiler: who turns out, let's say, to have his limits of spontaneity]].
* MarryForLove: All over the place! Most end up HappilyMarried, too. [[spoiler: Not so in case of Gabriela and Janusz]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Natalia seems to have some form of sixth sense, in an otherwise slice of life series.
* MissingMom: We don't know for sure what happened to Kreska's mom, but she misses both her parents a lot. [[spoiler: Aurelia's mom dies before her own book starts]].
* NeverMyFault: Outgrowing this is the core of Aniela's CharacterDevelopment.
* ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler: Both Gabriela and Grzegorz]] in ''Noelka''. His daughter throws a fit at first, but then gets to know dad's new love and decides she's cool, her daughters are rather quick to accept mom's paramour.
* ParentalNeglect: Mrs. Lisiecka pays no attention to her own kids. Whoever made her a babysitter? [[spoiler: Ewa Jedwabinska, that's who]].
* PassingNotesInClass: Whenever the action is set at school. Damazy and Bebe's correspondence forms part of the narrative.
* PunBasedTitle: ''Szósta klepka'' (on an idiom), ''Noelka'' (on the protagonist's name and the fact it's ChristmasEpisode), ''Kalamburka'' ("kalambur" is Polish for "pun"), ''Wnuczka do orzechów'' (another idiom).
* RomanticFalseLead: Known to occur, notably this dentist guy Aniela was so hot for in ''Brulion Bebe B.''
* SadistTeacher: Ewa Jedwabińska. [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as a JerkassFacade of a [[ControlFreak woman terrified of losing control]].
* SchoolPlay: In ''Kłamczucha'' they're doing Theatre/Hamlet, with rehearsals in Paweł's apartament, which allows Aniela to offer her critique. [[spoiler: And finally get a role]].
* SecondLove: [[GiveGeeksAChance Grzegorz]] and Gabriela are this for each other.
* [[SecretlyDying Secretly Very Ill]]: [[spoiler: Mrs. Borejko in ''Kwiat Kalafiora'']]. Thankfully saved by [[OneDegreeOfSeparation Aniela's uncle]], a brilliant surgeon.
* ShrinkingViolet: Both Natalia and Aurelia go through this phase.
* SiblingYinYang: Laura is wild, brash, manipulative and lazy. Also spitting image of their father. Róża, who takes after Gabriela's side of the family, is helpful to a fault, obedient, perfectly [[TheDutifulSon dutiful daughter]].
* SmartPeopleKnowLatin: Ignacy Borejko, a philologist, as well as his daughters (two of whom become philologists). Also, when Patrycja's [[FreakyFashionMildMind boyfriend]] finishes a quotation for him, Ignacy is relieved to learn his daughter hasn't chosen a complete idiot.
* [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale Stalking Is Funny If Aniela's The One Doing This]]
* StarvingArtist: Bernard. Also Cloudcoockolander to surpass Aniela.
* StarvingStudent: Kreska in her introductory book makes (and refashions, a lot) her own clothes and (when her grandfather is unable to help her) barely can afford cheese.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: [[RareMaleExample Unusually for a boy]], Maciek Ogorzałka, which is why he treats [[GirlNextDoor Kreska]] the way he does.
* ThirdActMisunderstanding: Several. For instance - in ''Kalamburka'' the protagonist takes part in a BeautyContest to win a fridge (yes, really, a war only just ended, come on). Her fiance, who thinks these are stupid and degrading ([[ValuesDissonance and wasn't told about the fridge]]) practically breaks up with her. Only to [[TheGrovel apologise profusely]] later.
* {{Tomboy}}: Both Gabriela and Natalia start out very boyish, the former growing out of this through her temporary PromotionToParent (someone has to feed all these kids, and only FeminineWomenCanCook, right?). Bella is an outright WrenchWench.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gabriela is the outspoken, sportswoman tomboy to her [[VanityIsFeminine cousin]] [[TheFashionista Joanna]]'s extremely GirlyGirl.
* TroubledChild: Aurelia Jedwabińska [[spoiler: a.k.a Genowefa Trombke, Bombke, Pompke...]]
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: ''Kalamburka'' is the story of mrs. Borejko, the no-nonsense mom and granny we all know and love, told BackToFront from present day (New Year's Eve 2000) to her birth.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Books set in Poznań (i.e. most of them) can be - and have been - used instead of guidebooks. When something changes in RealLife, it will change in the stories, too (like new shops).
* ZanyScheme: Aniela's specialty. The overcompassing scheme of hers is becoming a professional actress [[spoiler: which she does]]. Meanwhile, if she wants something, she'll go to the craziest lenghts to get it.
!! Tropes found in other books by Małgorzata Musierowicz
* {{Bookworm}}: Munio in ''Małomówny i rodzina''. Also his mom, but it's Munio's book devouring that gets them the treasure.
* TheBookCipher: ''Małomówny i rodzina''
* FriendToAllLivingThings: In ''Małomówny i rodzina'' Rzodkiewka (age six) learns where meat comes from. Horrified, she swears it off and adopts the chicken the family was going to have for dinner.
* YouMeddlingKids: ''Małomówny i rodzina'' is about a bunch of them treasure hunting.
Her best known series of novels is the SliceOfLife ''Jeżycjada'', so named from the place it's (largely) set - Jeżyce, a district of Poznań, [[WriteWhatYouKnow where she used to live herself]]. The stories are [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] and sweet, dealing with young girls friendships and first loves, filled with humour, optimism, romance and [[AltumVidetur Latin quotations]]. Just the thing to curl up with in front of a fireplace - the WordOfGod is, she wrote the books to cheer people up.
[[HeAlsoDid Also the Polish translator]] of Creator/BeatrixPotter. Her own books have been translated into several languages, including Japanese. Won numerous awards (see webpage).
Self-declared bibliophile. Besides designing covers, she illustrates her own books as well as other writers', writes short items on various subjects and generally is a busy lady.
The personal website of Małgorzata Musierowicz: http://musierowicz.com.pl/index.html - Polish only, but it's mainly illustrations.
!! ''Jeżycjada'' consists of the following books:
* Szósta klepka (focusing on Celestyna "Cesia" Żak)
* Kłamczucha (focusing on Aniela "Kłamczucha" Kowalik)
* Kwiat kalafiora (focusing on Gabriela Borejko)
* Ida sierpniowa (focusing on Ida Borejko)
* Opium w rosole (focusing on Janina "Kreska" Krechowicz)
* Brulion Bebe B. (focusing on Beata "Bebe" Bitner)
* Noelka (focusing on Elżbieta "Elka" Stryba)
* Pulpecja (focusing on Patrycja "Pulpecja" Borejko)
* Dziecko piątku (focusing on Aurelia Jedwabińska)
* Nutria i Nerwus (focusing on Natalia Borejko)
* Córka Robrojka (focusing on Arabella "Bella" Rojek)
* Imieniny (focusing on Róża Pyziak)
* Tygrys i Róża (focusing on Laura "Tygrys" Pyziak)
* Kalamburka (focusing on Melania Borejko)
* Język Trolli
* Żaba
* Czarna polewka
* Sprężyna
* Mc Dusia (should be spelled without the space)
* Wnuczka do orzechów
!! Tropes found in ''Jeżycjada''
* AbsentMindedProfessor: Ignacy Borejko. Less so as he ages, and used to be quite outspoken, if [[{{Nerd}} geeky]] in his youth. Stated to be defence mechanism of a guy living with five headstrong women.
* AdultFear: Once Gabriela becomes a mother, her greatest fear is being unable to help her children in distress.
* AttentionWhore: Ida and Aniela, particularily in their youth. Also Danka in ''Szósta klepka''.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Cesia, who, [[SheCleansUpNicely after a bit of makeover]] goes on a date - and [[GoneHorriblyRight the guy doesn't recognise her]]. Also Aniela in relation to her persona of Franciszka Wyrobek (LongStory).
* BlindWithoutEm: Aniela, though she's convinced glasses make her look horrible.
* {{Bookworm}}: The entire Borejko family.
* BoyishShortHair: No matter how feminine she is now, Gabriela keeps the hairstyle of her youth.
* BoyMeetsGirl: Most books. In many variations. Sometimes it's MeetCute.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Teen Laura.
* {{Bridezilla}}: In ''Noelka'', Ida becomes rather exacting and tyrannizes her little sisters over the veil, the shoes, the food, the fact that heating stopped working... To be fair, stuff really is not 100% ideally perfect (heating won't work!), but Ida, dear? Take a deep breath, okay?
* TheBully: The [[KidsAreCruel Lisiecki brothers]], to a dog, until Ida smacks some sense into them. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, later on they go back to bullying. This time Konrad and smaller kids, for money this time]].
* CharacterTitle: Most of them, with two NameAndName titles - see above.
* ChristmasEpisode: ''Noelka'', with Elka as the {{Protagonist}} and Ida's wedding as the B-plot.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Each and every one of them, in varying degrees.
* CoolTeacher: [[ThePhilosopher Professor Dmuchawiec]], mentor to Gabriela, Aniela and Cesia and Kreska's grandfather.
* CreatorsPet: Róża Borejko is considered one by some fans.
* DeanBitterman: Pieróg, the headmaster of high school most of the protagonists attend at one point or another.
* DisappearedDad: Ignacy Borejko, briefly, in ''Opium w rosole''. [[spoiler: Janusz Pyziak, permanently]].
* DoggedNiceGuy: Robert, and later Bernard, for Aniela. [[spoiler: The latter succeeds]].
* DramaQueen: Ida, Aniela, Aniela's cousin Józefina Bitner, [[ItsAllAboutMe the famous actress]].
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Kreska does, but this may be because of [[SadistTeacher her hate for the teacher]]. A fellow student helps her get better at maths.
* ExtremeDoormat: Laura's opinion of her sister. Not really unfounded.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Aunt Felicja does not think highly of Gabriela's cooking skills. Practice makes perfect, though.
* FieryRedhead: Ida. AvertedTrope for [[ShrinkingViolet Natalia]] and their [[AbsentMindedProfessor father]].
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: the Borejko girls:
** Gabriela is the Sanguine, PassionateSportsGirl who grows into a mature, responsible, motherly lady
** Ida, the Choleric, starts out as a DramaQueen, becomes... remains a [[LargeHam bit dramatic]], but is easily the most organised and hard-working of her sisters
** Natalia, the Melancholic, begins as a rather odd, nervous child, then for a long time becomes a FragileFlower
** Patrycja, the Phlegmatic, never ceases to be a LazyBum BigEater who knows no worries (except the romantic worries in the one book focused on her, but she gets her HappyEnding soon enough).
* HighSchool: Since protagonists are girls aged 15-19, some action naturally takes place at school.
* HospitalHottie: Ida grows into one (she's a doctor, thank you very much!)
* IAmOneOfThoseToo: How Aniela tries to gain favour of a shrewd painter. [[spoiler: Who asks her some art questions and sees right through it]].
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Cesia in her introductory book.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Aniela disguises as Franciszka Wyrobek, the country mouse extraordinaire, to get a job as a servant in Paweł's house. Part of a ZanyScheme.
* JerkJock: [[TheCasanova Janusz]]. [[spoiler: Does not grow out of this]].
* LemonyNarrator: Slightly.
* LethalChef: Ida can bake, unless she's distracted - if she is, expect some sort of crazyness. Also, Gabriela's first attempts at cooking resulted in a thorough destruction of a frying pan.
* LiarRevealed: Aniela in her own book, several times. Keeps lying anyway.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: In ''Opium w rosole'' Maciek thinks so of Kreska. [[SubvertedTrope She's hopelessly in love with him]]. [[spoiler: He's ObliviousToLove. Very dumbly so]].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Each book focuses on one girl and her romantic troubles, but they're all more or less friends, characters from previous books get B-plots in later ones, everyone has family and so on, and so the cast keeps growing.
* LoveEpiphany: At least once a book.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: B-plot of ''Brulion Bebe B.'' is [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Aniela]] trying this on a guy [[spoiler: who turns out, let's say, to have his limits of spontaneity]].
* MarryForLove: All over the place! Most end up HappilyMarried, too. [[spoiler: Not so in case of Gabriela and Janusz]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Natalia seems to have some form of sixth sense, in an otherwise slice of life series.
* MissingMom: We don't know for sure what happened to Kreska's mom, but she misses both her parents a lot. [[spoiler: Aurelia's mom dies before her own book starts]].
* NeverMyFault: Outgrowing this is the core of Aniela's CharacterDevelopment.
* ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler: Both Gabriela and Grzegorz]] in ''Noelka''. His daughter throws a fit at first, but then gets to know dad's new love and decides she's cool, her daughters are rather quick to accept mom's paramour.
* ParentalNeglect: Mrs. Lisiecka pays no attention to her own kids. Whoever made her a babysitter? [[spoiler: Ewa Jedwabinska, that's who]].
* PassingNotesInClass: Whenever the action is set at school. Damazy and Bebe's correspondence forms part of the narrative.
* PunBasedTitle: ''Szósta klepka'' (on an idiom), ''Noelka'' (on the protagonist's name and the fact it's ChristmasEpisode), ''Kalamburka'' ("kalambur" is Polish for "pun"), ''Wnuczka do orzechów'' (another idiom).
* RomanticFalseLead: Known to occur, notably this dentist guy Aniela was so hot for in ''Brulion Bebe B.''
* SadistTeacher: Ewa Jedwabińska. [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as a JerkassFacade of a [[ControlFreak woman terrified of losing control]].
* SchoolPlay: In ''Kłamczucha'' they're doing Theatre/Hamlet, with rehearsals in Paweł's apartament, which allows Aniela to offer her critique. [[spoiler: And finally get a role]].
* SecondLove: [[GiveGeeksAChance Grzegorz]] and Gabriela are this for each other.
* [[SecretlyDying Secretly Very Ill]]: [[spoiler: Mrs. Borejko in ''Kwiat Kalafiora'']]. Thankfully saved by [[OneDegreeOfSeparation Aniela's uncle]], a brilliant surgeon.
* ShrinkingViolet: Both Natalia and Aurelia go through this phase.
* SiblingYinYang: Laura is wild, brash, manipulative and lazy. Also spitting image of their father. Róża, who takes after Gabriela's side of the family, is helpful to a fault, obedient, perfectly [[TheDutifulSon dutiful daughter]].
* SmartPeopleKnowLatin: Ignacy Borejko, a philologist, as well as his daughters (two of whom become philologists). Also, when Patrycja's [[FreakyFashionMildMind boyfriend]] finishes a quotation for him, Ignacy is relieved to learn his daughter hasn't chosen a complete idiot.
* [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale Stalking Is Funny If Aniela's The One Doing This]]
* StarvingArtist: Bernard. Also Cloudcoockolander to surpass Aniela.
* StarvingStudent: Kreska in her introductory book makes (and refashions, a lot) her own clothes and (when her grandfather is unable to help her) barely can afford cheese.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: [[RareMaleExample Unusually for a boy]], Maciek Ogorzałka, which is why he treats [[GirlNextDoor Kreska]] the way he does.
* ThirdActMisunderstanding: Several. For instance - in ''Kalamburka'' the protagonist takes part in a BeautyContest to win a fridge (yes, really, a war only just ended, come on). Her fiance, who thinks these are stupid and degrading ([[ValuesDissonance and wasn't told about the fridge]]) practically breaks up with her. Only to [[TheGrovel apologise profusely]] later.
* {{Tomboy}}: Both Gabriela and Natalia start out very boyish, the former growing out of this through her temporary PromotionToParent (someone has to feed all these kids, and only FeminineWomenCanCook, right?). Bella is an outright WrenchWench.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gabriela is the outspoken, sportswoman tomboy to her [[VanityIsFeminine cousin]] [[TheFashionista Joanna]]'s extremely GirlyGirl.
* TroubledChild: Aurelia Jedwabińska [[spoiler: a.k.a Genowefa Trombke, Bombke, Pompke...]]
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: ''Kalamburka'' is the story of mrs. Borejko, the no-nonsense mom and granny we all know and love, told BackToFront from present day (New Year's Eve 2000) to her birth.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Books set in Poznań (i.e. most of them) can be - and have been - used instead of guidebooks. When something changes in RealLife, it will change in the stories, too (like new shops).
* ZanyScheme: Aniela's specialty. The overcompassing scheme of hers is becoming a professional actress [[spoiler: which she does]]. Meanwhile, if she wants something, she'll go to the craziest lenghts to get it.
!! Tropes found in other books by Małgorzata Musierowicz
* {{Bookworm}}: Munio in ''Małomówny i rodzina''. Also his mom, but it's Munio's book devouring that gets them the treasure.
* TheBookCipher: ''Małomówny i rodzina''
* FriendToAllLivingThings: In ''Małomówny i rodzina'' Rzodkiewka (age six) learns where meat comes from. Horrified, she swears it off and adopts the chicken the family was going to have for dinner.
* YouMeddlingKids: ''Małomówny i rodzina'' is about a bunch of them treasure hunting.
