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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: Sarah; Ella mentions her being prone to sore throats, the narrative states that she spends more time in the sick room than her sisters and she's the first one of the sisters to catch Scarlet Fever. Henny is the inverse of this trope, as she can't even catch the disease when she ''tries''.

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* [[BeachEpisode Beach Chapter]]
* BookDumb: Henny

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henny, full stop

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings
* [[MrImagination Miss Imagination]]: Charlotte to the point of sometimes being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, as when she dumps embers in her lap because she thinks they're beautiful.

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* [[MrImagination Miss Imagination]]: MsImagination: Charlotte to the point of sometimes being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, as when she dumps embers in her lap because she thinks they're beautiful.



* NoNameGiven: We never do learn Mama and Papa's given names.
* OldTimeyBathingSuit

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* NoNameGiven: We never do learn Mama and Papa's given names.
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* [[SmittenTeenageGirl Smitten Preteen Girl]]: Ella's crush on Charlie

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* [[SmittenTeenageGirl Smitten Preteen Girl]]: %%* SmittenTeenageGirl: Ella's crush on CharlieCharlie.
* UnnamedParent: We never do learn Mama and Papa's given names.
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* OutnumberedSibling: At the end of the first book, [[spoiler: the five sisters get a baby brother]].
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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A soft version. In the first book, middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does. However, she is technically being offered food, just not food that she wants to eat. (Ultimately, once Sarah gives in, Mama only makes her eat a few bites of the soup before deciding that that's good enough.)

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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A soft version. In the first book, middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does. However, she is technically isn't really being offered denied food, she just not has to eat something she doesn't like before she can have the food she actually wants. Papa even tells her she doesn't have to eat the whole thing, she just has to eat a little of it, and Mama carries that she wants to eat. (Ultimately, once through when Sarah gives does give in, Mama only makes requiring her to eat a few bites of the soup before deciding that that's good enough.)giving her her dinner.
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* WildTeenParty: Henny goes to one of these in ''Uptown''. Of course, this being 1917, it's pretty tame.

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* WildTeenParty: Henny goes to one of these in ''Uptown''. Of course, this being 1917, it's pretty tame.tame by modern standards.
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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A soft version. In the first book, middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does. However, she is technically being offered food, just not food that she wants to eat. (Ultimately, Mama only makes her eat a few bites before deciding it's close enough.)

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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A soft version. In the first book, middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does. However, she is technically being offered food, just not food that she wants to eat. (Ultimately, once Sarah gives in, Mama only makes her eat a few bites of the soup before deciding it's close that that's good enough.)
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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does.

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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Middle A soft version. In the first book, middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does.does. However, she is technically being offered food, just not food that she wants to eat. (Ultimately, Mama only makes her eat a few bites before deciding it's close enough.)
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings


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* OutnumberedSibling: At the end of the first book, [[spoiler: the five sisters get a baby brother]].
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* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: ''Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war; luckily he makes it back safe and sound.

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* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: ''Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war; luckily he makes it back safe and sound.----
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* WildTeenParty: Henny goes to one of these in ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''. Of course, this being 1917, it's pretty tame.
* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war; luckily he makes it back safe and sound.

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* WildTeenParty: Henny goes to one of these in ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''.''Uptown''. Of course, this being 1917, it's pretty tame.
* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''.''Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war; luckily he makes it back safe and sound.
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Misuse. A Five Man Band has five members, and five members only.


* [[FiveManBand Five Girl Band]]:
** [[TheHero The Leader]]: Ella
** TheLancer: Henny
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Imagination]]: Charlotte
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Sarah
** TheChick: Gertie
** TheSixthRanger / TagAlongKid: Little Charlie

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Henny develops shades of this as she gets older.



* HeCleansUpNicely: Invoked in ''More All-Of-A-Kind Family'' with Hyman, whom the girls fix up so he looks good for a date with Lena.



* [[MrImagination Miss Imagination]]: Charlotte to the point of sometimes being a Cloudcuckoolander, as when she dumps embers in her lap because she thinks they're beautiful.

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* [[MrImagination Miss Imagination]]: Charlotte to the point of sometimes being a Cloudcuckoolander, {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, as when she dumps embers in her lap because she thinks they're beautiful.

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** TheSixthRanger: Little Charlie

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** TheSixthRanger: TheSixthRanger / TagAlongKid: Little Charlie


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* MoralityPet: Though Henny isn't exactly evil, her softer and more maternal side is mostly reserved for little Charlie.
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* MistakenIdentity: Waiting in the dark, Papa mistakes Henny's friend for Henny (in trouble for breaking curfew) and turns her over his for a rigorous spanking. HilarityEnsues.

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* MistakenIdentity: Waiting in the dark, Papa mistakes Henny's friend for Henny (in trouble for breaking curfew) and turns her over his knee for a rigorous spanking. HilarityEnsues.
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* WorldWarI: ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war, luckily he makes it back safe and sound.

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* WorldWarI: UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war, war; luckily he makes it back safe and sound.
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* MistakenIdentity: Waiting in the dark, Papa mistakes Henny's friend for Henny (in trouble for breaking curfew) and turns her over his for a vigorous spanking. HilarityEnsues.

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* MistakenIdentity: Waiting in the dark, Papa mistakes Henny's friend for Henny (in trouble for breaking curfew) and turns her over his for a vigorous rigorous spanking. HilarityEnsues.
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* [[MrImagination Miss Imagination]]: Charlotte to the point of sometimes being a Cloudcuckoolander, as when she dumps embers in her lap because she thinks they're beautiful.
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* MistakenIdentity: Waiting in the dark, Papa mistakes Henny's friend for Henny (in trouble for breaking curfew) and turns her over his for a vigorous spanking. HilarityEnsues.

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* DontYouDarePityMe: In ''More All-Of-A-Kind Family'', Lena calls off her engagement to Hyman, thinking he only pities her due to [[spoiler: her leg being permanently crippled by polio]].



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Averted with Henny, even discussed in ''More All-Of-A-Kind Family'': "So much gold in the hair! What a pity there's so little in the heart." Played straight with Sarah and Gertie.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Averted with Henny, even discussed in ''More All-Of-A-Kind Family'': ''All-Of-A-Kind Family Downtown'': "So much gold in the hair! What a pity there's so little in the heart." Played straight with Sarah and Gertie.
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%%* HairOfGold: Henny, Sarah, Gertie, and little Charlie.

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%%* HairOfGold: *HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Averted with Henny, Sarah, Gertie, and even discussed in ''More All-Of-A-Kind Family'': "So much gold in the hair! What a pity there's so little Charlie.in the heart." Played straight with Sarah and Gertie.
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zero context examples and poorly written examples for Raven Hair Ivory Skin are being removed. If this example does fit this trope please re-add and elaborate by mentioning the character\'s pale skin, black hair, and explain how the work portrays them as outstandingly attractive.


* RavenHairIvorySkin: Charlotte, Ella and their parents
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A series of books about a Jewish family in the 1910s. It tells the story of five young girls and the everyday trials, tribulations and triumphs of being poor in money, but rich in spirit and family strength.

!!Contains examples of:

* AssumedWin: In ''Uptown'', when Sarah loses a coveted History Prize to another girl in her graduating class.
* [[BeachEpisode Beach Chapter]]
* BookDumb: Henny
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Middle child Sarah refuses to eat her rice soup at lunch and is denied anything else until she does.
* [[FiveManBand Five Girl Band]]:
** [[TheHero The Leader]]: Ella
** TheLancer: Henny
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Imagination]]: Charlotte
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Sarah
** TheChick: Gertie
** TheSixthRanger: Little Charlie
%%* HairOfGold: Henny, Sarah, Gertie, and little Charlie.
* IllGirl: Sarah; Ella mentions her being prone to sore throats, the narrative states that she spends more time in the sick room than her sisters and she's the first one of the sisters to catch Scarlet Fever. Henny is the inverse of this trope, as she can't even catch the disease when she ''tries''.
* InformedJudaism: Averted. The narrative discusses Jewish holidays and traditions, and Yiddish dialogue is peppered throughout the story (specifically in the market trip chapter).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henny, full stop
* LimitedWardrobe: In the first book, the girls are rarely seen wearing anything other than their dark blue dresses and white aprons.
* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Well, these books ''were'' written in the 1950s.
* NoNameGiven: We never do learn Mama and Papa's given names.
* OldTimeyBathingSuit
* OnlyOneName: ...or the family's last name.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Charlotte, Ella and their parents
* ParentalMarriageVeto: [[spoiler: Charlie's]] parents forbade him from marrying the love of his life, who walked away in sadness. In anger, he left his home, his old life and even his old name [[spoiler: Herbert Charles Grahm]]. But in the end, he and his sweetheart are happily reunited [[spoiler: and she turns out to be the girls' favorite librarian, Kathy Allen]].
* [[SmittenTeenageGirl Smitten Preteen Girl]]: Ella's crush on Charlie
* WildTeenParty: Henny goes to one of these in ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''. Of course, this being 1917, it's pretty tame.
* WorldWarI: ''AllOfAKindFamily Uptown''. Ella's beau Jules even goes to fight in the war, luckily he makes it back safe and sound.

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