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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The title is a reference to the Creator/{{Emily Dickinson}} poem "This is my letter to the World".
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* ParentsAsPeople: Ivy's parents are well-meaning and are far from abusive, but being wrapped up in dealing with the aftermath of the tornado and Ivy's baby brothers don't help her situation.
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''Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World'' is a 2018 [[MiddleGradeLiterature Middle Grade]] [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel by Ashley Herring Blake. The book follows Ivy Aberdeen, an aspiring artist who is coming to terms with her sexual orientation while dealing with the aftermath of a tornado that destroys her house, feeling like an outsider within her own family, and her secret drawings of girls holding hands ending up in someone else's hands.
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''Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World'' is a 2018 [[MiddleGradeLiterature Middle Grade]] [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel by Ashley Herring Blake. The book follows Ivy Aberdeen, an aspiring artist who is coming to terms with her sexual orientation while dealing with the aftermath of a tornado that destroys her house, feeling like an outsider within her own family, and her secret drawings of girls holding hands ending up in someone else's hands.
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* {{Gayngst}}: The driving force of the book. Ivy is confused about her feelings and is scared of what her friends and family will think.
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* MentorInQueerness: Robin, who runs the hotel the Aberdeen family is staying at. She tells Ivy of her own experiences and gives her much-needed advice.
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* MentorInQueerness: Robin, who runs the hotel the Aberdeen family is staying at. She tells Ivy of her own experiences and gives her much-needed advice.advice.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Ivy's friend Taryn was Keeper]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Ivy's friend Taryn was Keeper]].
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* Gayngst: The driving force of the book. Ivy is troubled by her feelings and wonders how the people around her will react.
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* ComingOutStory: The story builds up to Ivy coming out to her loved ones.
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* Gayngst: The driving force of most of the book. Ivy wonders how the people around her will react to her being a lesbian.
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* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler: Ivy never suspected her friend Taryn was the one who had her drawings.]]
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* ComingOutStory: The story builds up to Ivy coming out to her loved ones.
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* CoaxThemOutOfTheCloset: "Keeper", as Ivy dubs the mysterious person who has her drawings, tries to get Ivy to discuss her feelings towards girls. While this is done with Ivy's best interests at heart, the fact that Ivy wasn't really ready to discuss this is why she's mad at [[spoiler: Taryn]] for trying to do this.
* DownerBeginning: Ivy's family home is destroyed in a tornado.
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* CoaxThemOutOfTheCloset: "Keeper", as Ivy dubs the mysterious person who has her drawings, tries to get Ivy to discuss her feelings towards girls. While this is done with Ivy's best interests at heart, the fact that Ivy wasn't really ready to discuss this her feelings is why she's mad at [[spoiler: Taryn]] for trying to do this.
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* Gayngst: The driving force of most of the book. Ivy wonders how the people around her will react to her being a lesbian.
* InTheBlood: Both Ivy and her mother are talented artists.
* InTheBlood: Both Ivy and her mother are talented artists.
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* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: June is a fan of the children's books Ivy's mother writes and illustrates, and even notes "they're for younger kids".
* ForgottenBirthday: [[spoiler: On her thirteenth birthday, Ivy's mother forgets to tell her "happy birthday" at 10:33 (she wishes Ivy a happy birthday at the exact time she was born), which does not help Ivy at all.]] For what it's worth, [[spoiler: she later apologizes for this, and says that she would have called later, but it didn't feel the same.]]
* ForgottenBirthday: [[spoiler: On her thirteenth birthday, Ivy's mother forgets to tell her "happy birthday" at 10:33 (she wishes Ivy a happy birthday at the exact time she was born), which does not help Ivy at all.]] For what it's worth, [[spoiler: she later apologizes for this, and says that she would have called later, but it didn't feel the same.]]
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* MentorInQueerness: Robin, who runs the hotel the Aberdeen family is staying at. She tells Ivy of her own experiences and gives her much-needed advice.
* MentorInQueerness: Robin, who runs the hotel the Aberdeen family is staying at. She tells Ivy of her own experiences and gives her much-needed advice.
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''Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World'' is a 2018 [[MiddleGradeLiterature Middle Grade]] [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel by Ashley Herring Blake. The book follows Ivy Aberdeen, an aspiring artist who is coming to terms with her sexual orientation while dealing with the aftermath of a tornado that destroys her house, feeling like an outsider within her own family, and her secret drawings of girls holding hands ending up in someone else's hands.
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!!''''"Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World'' provides examples of:'''
* CoaxThemOutOfTheCloset: "Keeper", as Ivy dubs the mysterious person who has her drawings, tries to get Ivy to discuss her feelings towards girls. While this is done with Ivy's best interests at heart, the fact that Ivy wasn't really ready to discuss this is why she's mad at [[spoiler: Taryn]] for trying to do this.
* DownerBeginning: Ivy's family home is destroyed in a tornado.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: In the first line of the book, no less.
--> "A storm was coming, which was perfect."
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!!''''"Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World'' provides examples of:'''
* CoaxThemOutOfTheCloset: "Keeper", as Ivy dubs the mysterious person who has her drawings, tries to get Ivy to discuss her feelings towards girls. While this is done with Ivy's best interests at heart, the fact that Ivy wasn't really ready to discuss this is why she's mad at [[spoiler: Taryn]] for trying to do this.
* DownerBeginning: Ivy's family home is destroyed in a tornado.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: In the first line of the book, no less.
--> "A storm was coming, which was perfect."
