History Literature / GeographyClub

* CliqueTour: Russell lists off the school cliques at the beginning of the book: the Jocks, the Cheerleaders, the Druggies, The Christians, the [[PassionateSportsGirl Girl Jocks]], the [[RebelliousSpirit Lefty Radicals]], the [[DramaClub Theater Crowd]], Computer Geeks, Orchestra Members, and his group of friends, the [[CoolLoser Nerdy Intellectuals]]. Brian Bund is at the bottom.

* CliqueTour: Russell lists off the school cliques at the beginning of the book: the Jocks, the [[TheCheerleader Cheerleaders]], the Druggies, The Christians, the [[PassionateSportsGirl Girl Jocks]], the [[RebelliousSpirit Lefty Radicals]], the [[DramaClub Theater Crowd]], Computer Geeks, Orchestra Members, and his group of friends, the [[CoolLoser Nerdy Intellectuals]]. Brian Bund is at the bottom.

* CliqueTour: Russell lists off the school cliques at the beginning of the book: the Jocks, the [[TheCheerleader Cheerleaders]], the Druggies, The Christians, the [[PassionateSportsGirl Girl Jocks]], the [[RebelliousSpirit Lefty Radicals]], the [[DramaClub Theater Crowd]], Computer Geeks, [[BandGeek Orchestra Members]], and his group of friends, the [[CoolLoser Nerdy Intellectuals]]. Brian Bund is at the bottom.

* NotSoDifferent: Belinda, the straight girl who joins the Geography Club (to actually study geography), relates to the others by telling the story of her AlcoholicParent and how she feels pressured to stay happy and bubbly despite her home situation.

* TransparentCloset: Terese, depsite not wanting to come out, embodies the ButchLesbian trope. Also, Russel's best friends see through his closeted state.

This is the first book in ''The Russel Middlebrook Series''. The sequels are ''Literature/TheOrderOfThePoisonOak'', ''[[Literature/SoulSuckingBrainZombiesDuology Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies]]''[[note]]Originally published as ''Splitscreen''[[/note]], and ''Literature/TheElephantOfSurprise''.

* CliqueTour: Russell lists off the school cliques at the beginning of the book: the Jocks, the [[TheCheerleader Cheerleaders]], the Druggies, The Christians, the [[PassionateSportsGirl Girl Jocks]], the [[RebelliousSpirit Lefty Radicals]], the [[DramaClub Theater Crowd]], Computer Geeks, [[BandGeek Orchestra Members]], and his group of friends, the [[CoolLoser Nerdy Intellectuals]]. Brian Bund is at the bottom.

* PopularityFoodChain: Russell lists off the school cliques at the beginning of the book: the Jocks, the [[TheCheerleader Cheerleaders]], the Druggies, The Christians, the [[PassionateSportsGirl Girl Jocks]], the [[RebelliousSpirit Lefty Radicals]], the [[DramaClub Theater Crowd]], Computer Geeks, [[BandGeek Orchestra Members]], and his group of friends, the [[CoolLoser Nerdy Intellectuals]]. Brian Bund is at the bottom.

This is the first book in ''The Russel Middlebrook Series''. The sequels are ''Literature/TheOrderOfThePoisonOak'', ''[[Literature/SoulSuckingBrainZombiesDuology Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies]]''[[note]]Originally published as ''Splitscreen''[[/note]], and ''The Elephant of Surprise.''

* BiTheWay: Min, who was secreting dating Terese and she divulged it after Russel came out to her.

-->"Come on, Russell. Animated Creator/{{Disney}} musicals?"

This is the first book in ''The Russel Middlebrook Series''. The sequels are ''Literature/TheOrderOfThePoisonOak'', ''Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies''[[note]]Originally published as ''Splitscreen''[[/note]], and ''The Elephant of Surprise.''

''Geography Club'' is a YoungAdult novel by Brent Hartinger about Russel Middlebrook, his friend Min, and a group of teenagers who start a secret gay support group at their high school. Fearing backlash, they call it the [[{{TitleDrop}} Geography Club]], in the hope that no one will join a club so boring.

* LovableJock: Kevin, Russel's LoveInterst, who's on the team and nice and caring to Russel. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he's Lovable up to a point and joins in on the teasing of Brian as well as making homophobic jokes to just to fit in.]]

* PopularityFoodChain: Russell lists off the school cliques at the beginning of the book: the Jocks, the [[TheCheerleader Cheerleaders]], the Druggies, The Christians, the [[PassionateSportsGirl Girl Jocks]], the [[RebelliousSpirit Lefty Radicals]], the [[DramClub Theater Crowd]], Computer Geeks, [[BandGeek Orchestra Members]], and his group of friends, the [[CoolLoser Nerdy Intellectuals]]. Brian Bund is at the bottom.

* AccidentalTruth: Someone starts a rumor that Russell is gay middway in the novel.

* ArmoredClosetGay: All the members of the Geography Club to a degree; though Kevin and Terese stand out. Kevin is a jock on the baseball team that cares about his manly persona and Terese just does not want to be out the closet at ''all''.

* TheBeard: Russell gets a girlfriend, though only because his friend blackmailed him into it.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Geography Club turns into a full-on gay-straight alliance, with Russel and Min being out but Kevin ends up breaking up with Russel, due to him not wanting to be openly gay.]]

* PopularityFoodChain: The Geography Club consists of two jocks, an "alternative" guy, and two {{Cool Loser}}s.
* RaceLift: Issac is white in the book and is described as an alternative style-type guy, but in the movie, he is played by the African-American Alex Newell in the movie and is played more like a CampGay.

This is the first book in ''The Russel Middlebrook Series''. The sequels are ''Literature/OrderOfThePoisonOak'', ''Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies''[[note]]Originally published as ''Splitscreen''[[/note]], and ''The Elephant of Surprise.''

''Geography Club'' is a novel by Brent Hartinger about Russel Middlebrook, his friend Min, and a group of teenagers who start a Gay-Straight Alliance at their high school. Fearing backlash, they call it the [[{{TitleDrop}} Geography Club]], in the hope that no one will join a club so boring.

* AdaptationalCurves: Therese, who's a soccer jock in the novel is played by the curvier and bigger Nikki Blonsky.

* ArmoredClosetGay: Kevin, who desperately doesn't want to come out since he's on the baseball team and a popular jock.

* BiTheWay: Min, who was secreting dating Therese and she divulged it after Russel came out to her.

* EatingLunchAlone: Brian Bund, who does it everyday.

* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: The TropeCodifier, with Russel crushing on Kevin, the handsome baseball jock.
* {{Gayngst}}: Natch.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Kimberly, annoyingly so.

* RaceLift: Issac is white in the book and is described as an alternative style-type guy and is played by the African-American Alex Newell in the movie and is played more like a CampGay.
* StraightGay: All the male gays in the book, Russel, Kevin and Ike. Russel is a bit effeminate, but can pass.
* TokenLesbian: Therese. Min might also be considered a token bisexual.
* TransparentCloset: Russel's best friends sees through his closeted state. "Come on, Russell. Animated Disney musicals?"

This is the first book in ''The Russel Middlebrook Series''. The sequels are ''The Order of the Poison Oak'', ''Double Feature: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies''[[note]]Originally published as ''Splitscreen''[[/note]], and ''The Elephant of Surprise.''

* BiTheWay: Min, who was secreting dating Terese and she divulged it after Russel came out to her.

* CloudCuckooLander: Gunnar, who is very spacey but sweet.

* FagHag: Min, to Russel.

* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: The TropeCodifier, with Russel crushing on Kevin.

* TokenLesbian: Terese. Min might also be considered a token bisexual.
* TransparentCloset: Russel's best friends sees through his closeted state. "Come on, Russell. Animated Disney musicals?"

!!'''''The Order Of The Poison Oak'' provides examples of:''

* AnythingThatMoves: [[spoiler: Web Bastian, who hooks up with both Min and Russel. When questioned on his sexuality, he shrugs and says it's just sex.]]
* DistaffCounterpart: Emily, to Gunnar who is just as weird as he is except she's a DeadpanSnarker.
* RejectionAffection: Gunnar tries desperately not to fall for Emily.
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Otto, who Russel falls in love with.]]
* SummerCampy: The setting, which has Russel, Min, and Gunnar being camp counselors to young burn survivors.

* AsianAndNerdy: Russel's best friend Min, though not overtly so.

* BiTheWay: Min, who was dating Terese for awhile.

Now a major motion picture scheduled for release in 2013. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyv91MU52CM The trailer is here.]]

* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: Arguably the TropeCodifer, with Russel crushing on Kevin.

* TransparentCloset: Russel's best friends sees through his closeted state. "Come on, Russell. Animated Disney musicals?"

* StraightGay: All the male gays in the book. Russel is a bit effeminate, but can pass.

''Geography Club'' is a novel by Brent Hartinger about a group of teenagers who start a Gay-Straight Alliance at their high school. Fearing backlash, they call it the [[{{TitleDrop}} Geography Club]], in the hope that no one will join a club so boring.

!!'''This book provides and example of:'''

* AccidentalTruth: Someone starts a rumor that Russell is gay.

* DrivenToSuicide: Ike, though he recovered
* EatingLunchAlone: Brian Bund
* GayBravado: The first chapter in the locker room. HilariousInHindsight, as both characters were in fact gay.
* {{Gayngst}} naturally, but not overpoweringly so
* [[{{HaveIMentionedIAmGay}} Have I Mentioned I Am Bi]] Min.
* IAmOneOfThoseToo: "Is this the Geography Club?"
* LesbianJock: Terese
* NoBisexuals: Averted with Min, and she won't let you forget it.
* StraightGay: Kevin

* TransparentCloset: "Come on, Russell. Animated Disney musicals?"

''The Geography Club'' is a novel by Brent Hartinger about a group of teenagers who start a Gay-Straight Alliance at their high school. Fearing backlash, they call it the [[{{TitleDrop}} Geography Club]], in the hope that no one will join a club so boring. HilarityEnsues.

There a two sequels, ''Split Screen'' and ''The Order of the Poison Oak.''

* TransparentCloset: "Come on, Russell. Animated Disney musicals?"