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* AdultsAreUseless: When Steph's parents [[spoiler: undergo a trial separation and choose not to tell the kids]], they have no idea how to handle Steph's justified anger when she does find out. However, eventually Rowena puts her foot down on Steph's binge eating several months later.
* AdultsAreUseless: When Steph's parents [[spoiler: undergo a trial separation and choose not to tell the kids]], they have no idea how to handle Steph's justified anger when she does find out. However, eventually Rowena puts her foot down on Steph's binge eating several months later.
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* AdultsAreUseless: When Steph's parents
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Rowena makes Stephanie cry for telling her that talking about "flings" with her father is none of Steph's business and [[KickTheDog she doesn't know what she's talking about. [[spoiler:A few chapters later, she finds out that Stephanie believes that her parents no longer love her because of the trial separation. Rowena gets a JerkassRealization about how she's been treating her daughter, and says she's been too hard on her]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Rowena makes Stephanie cry for telling her that talking about "flings" with her father is none of Steph's business and [[KickTheDog she doesn't know what she's talking about.about]]. [[spoiler:A few chapters later, she finds out that Stephanie believes that her parents no longer love her because of the trial separation. Rowena gets a JerkassRealization about how she's been treating her daughter, and says she's been too hard on her]].
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** Likewise, [[spoiler: Steph and her parents for hiding the trial separation from her and Bruce]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Rowena makes Stephanie cry for telling her that talking about "flings" with her father is none of Steph's business and [[KickTheDog she doesn't know what she's talking about. [[spoiler:A few chapters later, she finds out that Stephanie believes that her parents no longer love her because of the trial separation. Rowena gets a JerkassRealization about how she's been treating her daughter, and says she's been too hard on her]].
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* CommonalityConnection: The reason why Allison understands that [[spoiler:Steph didn't tell anyone that her parents were separating]] is that she went through the same thing when she was adopted. [[spoiler:She's been through it once before and knows that it sucks to be the kid caught in the middle and having parents lying to her. Allison doesn't ask Steph questions about it after Rachel callously outs it, merely comforting her and waiting for her to be ready to talk about it]].
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* DisappointedInYou: Steph is mad at Rachel for [[spoiler:saying her parents will probably divorce and Steph is out of touch with reality for thinking it's just a trial separation]]. Allison, on the other hand, is disappointed after she stops crying. As she puts it, she hates fighting, it was none of Rachel's business, and Allison has been in Steph's shoes before [[spoiler:as the adopted child of separated parents]].
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* NoSympathy: Rachel found out from her mother that [[spoiler:Steph's parents are undergoing a trial separation]] but Steph hasn't brought it up at all, keeping a cheerful front because she doesn't know how to tell her friends that [[spoiler:her family life came crumbling down in the matter of a few months behind her back]]. When she does reveal that she knows, she's cutting about the fact that [[spoiler:Steph's parents will probably divorce, and says that her friend is out of touch with reality for insisting that it's a trial separation. Steph gets mad at her and says that Rachel may act like she knows everything but she doesn't and acting like a perfect person doesn't mean she is perfect]]. Long after the dust settles, Allison expresses quietly that she's disappointed how Rachel would say such a thing [[spoiler: because Allison's adoptive parents divorced when she was younger and she knows what that pain is like]].
* NukeEm: Bruce's greatestfear.fear that the bombs will fall.
* NukeEm: Bruce's greatest
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Steph is angry at her father and refuses to spend Thanksgiving weekend with him and Bruce, he tries to talk it out with her when she's sitting outside brooding near the lake. He says that he needed space to think, [[spoiler:hence the reason for the trial separation. Steph asks why he had to go out and think in California when Connecticut and New York were much closer. His only response is ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime but then says he's going to miss his flight. Steph follows up by bitterly saying that flights are more important than family now that she knows he wasn't going on a business trip. He doesn't have a response]].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Steph's parents decided not to be honest with the kids [[spoiler:about the trial separation. Her dad just took off and left on a plane, with him even spending Thanksgiving morning away from the house, something that Steph notices because no one works on the holiday. Then he asks if Steph already knew while they're doing dishes, and Steph gets upset; he proceeds to have a fight with her mother about how she basically hid it from the family. Steph yells at both of them for lying to her and Bruce and refuses to spend Thanksgiving weekend with her father in New York. Her mother tries to apologize, but by then Steph is in no mood to listen, and while her dad tries to explain his side of the story, Steph bitterly remarks that he couldn't get away fast enough from his wife and kids]].
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* KickTheDog: What causes Rachel's and Stephanie's [[spoiler: estrangement]]. After a minor argument over whether or not getting designer clothes is lying, [[spoiler: Rachel reveals to Allison and Steph that she knows about Steph's parents separating, and calls Steph out of touch with reality for believing her parents will get back together.]]
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* KickTheDog: What causes Rachel's and Stephanie's [[spoiler: estrangement]]. After a minor argument over whether or not getting designer clothes is lying, [[spoiler: Rachel reveals to Allison and Steph that she knows about Steph's parents separating, and calls Steph out of touch with reality for believing her parents will get back together.]]]] Then when Allison begs them [[spoiler:to break it up, since she knows it's not the time and place and has been through parents separating, Rachel lashes out at her as well]].
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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Since the girls are twelve, Steph and Alison are waiting for theirs, while Rachel has already gotten hers before the start of the story. [[spoiler: Steph gets hers on her birthday.]]
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* ReboundBestFriend: After her falling out with Rachel, Stephanie became even nearer of Allison. Meanwhile, Rachel finds another friend.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Steph starts bickering with Rachel about buying designer jeans, since Rachel isn't allowed to, and saying it would be lying if her friend cut off the tags. [[spoiler:In response, Rachel calls her a hypocrite for being a liar and reveals to Allison that Steph's parents are separating. She also says that Steph is out of touch with reality. Much later, Rachel admits that it started because Steph told the local AlpaBitch that the new guy was going with Rachel to the dance and she thought it meant Steph didn't like her anymore]]!
* EveryoneHasStandards: Allison is mildly annoyed when [[spoiler:everyone keeps asking her which side she's taking when Rachel and Steph have a falling out. She's obviously taking Steph's side because Rachel also insulted her when Allison begged them to stop arguing]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Allison is mildly annoyed when [[spoiler:everyone keeps asking her which side she's taking when Rachel and Steph have a falling out. She's obviously taking Steph's side because Rachel also insulted her when Allison begged them to stop arguing]].
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* IWasJustJoking: Rowena when saying she "might" have a fling, and Steph tells her it's not funny.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: It's Rachel's fault that the girls have [[spoiler:a falling-out. Mrs. Robinson later tells Steph and her mother that Rachel is suffering without her former best friend but doesn't have the guts to talk it out or apologize. Lampshaded by Steph, who says it's good that Rachel is suffering and that if she wants to apologize, she should say so]].
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* AdultsAreUseless: When Steph's parents [[spoiler: undergo a trial separation and chose not to tell the kids]], they have no idea how to handle Steph's justified anger when she does find out. Though eventually Rowena puts her foot down on Steph's binge eating several months later.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] flings,]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that [[spoiler:she doesn't even know if her parents love her]], and Rowena has to assure reassure her it's not the case.on that point.
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* HappilyAdopted: Allison with her parents [[spoiler:at least until she fears Gena's pregnancy will endanger her position in her family. However Allison quickly realises how loved she is once again when she falls ill with the flu, and her parents fuss over her.]]
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* KickTheDog: What causes Rachel's and Stephanie's [[spoiler: estrangement]]. After a minor argument over whether or not getting designer clothes is lying, [[spoiler: Rachel reveals to Allison and Steph that she knows about Steph's parents getting separated, and calls Steph out of touch with reality for believing her parents will get back together.]]
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Since the girls are twelve, they are waiting for theirs. Rachel has already started hers before the start of the story. [[spoiler: Steph gets hers on her birthday.]]
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* KickTheDog: What causes Rachel's and Stephanie's [[spoiler: estrangement]]. After a minor argument over whether or not getting designer clothes is lying, [[spoiler: Rachel reveals to Allison and Steph that she knows about Steph's parents getting separated, separating, and calls Steph out of touch with reality for believing her parents will get back together.]]
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* FistOfRage: [[spoiler:After her falling out with Rachel and her starting sporting sessions with Rowena, she agitated her fists in the air as if she wanted to strike Rachel]].
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''Just As Long As We're Together'' as a YoungAdult novel by Creator/JudyBlume. It follows the sixth grade year of two best friends, Stephanie Hirsch and Rachel Robinson, as Stephanie befriends a new girl, Allison Monceau.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Rachel is the narrator of the {{Sequel}}, and JudyBlume stated she planned to make Allison the narrator of another book.
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* WithAFriendAndAStranger: Stephanie's relationship with her best friend, Rachel, starts getting complicated right after she makes friends with Alison.
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* AnxietyDreams: Steph has two [[spoiler: following her big fight with Rachel ]], and Bruce has them about nuclear bombs falling.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that [[spoiler: she doesn't even know if her parents love her]], and Rowena has to assure her it's not the case.
* ComfortFood: Steph starts binge eating, first with breakfast cereal and Thanksgiving leftovers, after learning [[spoiler: her parents are having a trial separation]]. It only stops when Rowena checks Steph's ballooning weight on the scales and removes all the junk food from the house.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that [[spoiler: she doesn't even know if her parents love her]], and Rowena has to assure her it's not the case.
* ComfortFood: Steph starts binge eating, first with breakfast cereal and Thanksgiving leftovers, after learning [[spoiler: her parents are having a trial separation]]. It only stops when Rowena checks Steph's ballooning weight on the scales and removes all the junk food from the house.
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* AnxietyDreams: Steph has two [[spoiler: following her big fight with Rachel ]], Rachel]], and Bruce has them about nuclear bombs falling.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that[[spoiler: she [[spoiler:she doesn't even know if her parents love her]], and Rowena has to assure her it's not the case.
* ComfortFood: Steph starts binge eating, first with breakfast cereal and Thanksgiving leftovers, after learning [[spoiler: her parents are having a trial separation]]. It only stops when Rowena checks Steph's ballooning weight on the scales and removes all the junk food from thehouse. house.
* FistOfRage: [[spoiler:After her falling out with Rachel and her starting sporting sessions with Rowena, she agitated her fists in the air as if she wanted to strike Rachel]].
* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Rachel is the narrator of the {{Sequel}}, and JudyBlume stated she planned to make Allison the narrator of another book.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Rachel is the narrator of the {{Sequel}}, and JudyBlume stated she planned to make Allison the narrator of another book.
* NukeEm: Bruce's greatest fear.
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* AdultFear:
** Charles personifies this for his parents as a trouble child that's been kicked out of at least two schools.
** Jess can't get a job because of her cystic acne, and she gets angry at her parents when it turns out she can take Accutane instead of living with painful pimples.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Charles is this to Jess, making fun of her acne, and is the inversion to Rachel, making fun of her perfectionism.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rachel asks Charles [[spoiler: after the big family blowup]] "What do you want from us?" He's unable to answer.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Rachel a prodigy.
* BigDamnKiss: Between [[spoiler: Rachel and Jeremy "Dragon"]] at the book's climax.
* MoralityPet: Dana for Charles.
* NeverMyFault: When Rachel recalls the big fight that she had with Stephanie and Allison in the previous book, she doesn't remember [[spoiler: her KickTheDog moment towards Stephanie and calling Allison an "immature, insensitive baby"]].
* NoSympathy: Charles has none for his mother when she [[spoiler: loses a court case and causes a huge family blow-up]].
* TheShrink: The family acquires two during the book, first Dr. Sparks who evaluated Charles, and then a family therapist named Dr. Ember [[spoiler: when Charles causes a big blowup at a family dinner after his mother loses a case.]] Dr. Ember has better success in getting Charles to sign a truce agreement that lasts for six weeks.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dana from the previous book when she starts dating Charles, towards Rachel. Rachel is cordial if neutral about Charles being "a surprising person" and Dana calls her a "bitch".
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* AdultFear:
** Charles personifies this for his parents as a trouble child that's been kicked out of at least two schools.
** Jess can't get a job because of her cystic acne, and she gets angry at her parents when it turns out she can take Accutane instead of living with painful pimples.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Charles is this to Jess, making fun of her acne, and is the inversion to Rachel, making fun of her perfectionism.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rachel asks Charles [[spoiler: after the big family blowup]] "What do you want from us?" He's unable to answer.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Rachel a prodigy.
* BigDamnKiss: Between [[spoiler: Rachel and Jeremy "Dragon"]] at the book's climax.
* MoralityPet: Dana for Charles.
* NeverMyFault: When Rachel recalls the big fight that she had with Stephanie and Allison in the previous book, she doesn't remember [[spoiler: her KickTheDog moment towards Stephanie and calling Allison an "immature, insensitive baby"]].
* NoSympathy: Charles has none for his mother when she [[spoiler: loses a court case and causes a huge family blow-up]].
* TheShrink: The family acquires two during the book, first Dr. Sparks who evaluated Charles, and then a family therapist named Dr. Ember [[spoiler: when Charles causes a big blowup at a family dinner after his mother loses a case.]] Dr. Ember has better success in getting Charles to sign a truce agreement that lasts for six weeks.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dana from the previous book when she starts dating Charles, towards Rachel. Rachel is cordial if neutral about Charles being "a surprising person" and Dana calls her a "bitch".
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* AdultFear:
** Charles personifies this for his parents as a trouble child that's been kicked out of at least two schools.
** Jess can't get a job because of her cystic acne, andworried she gets angry at her parents when it turns out she can take Accutane instead of living with painful pimples.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Charles is this to Jess, making fun of her acne, and is the inversion to Rachel, making fun of her perfectionism.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rachel asks Charles [[spoiler: after the big family blowup]] "What do you want from us?" He's unable to answer.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Rachel a prodigy.
* BigDamnKiss: Between [[spoiler: Rachel and Jeremy "Dragon"]] at the book's climax.
* MoralityPet: Dana for Charles.
* NeverMyFault: When Rachel recalls the big fight that she had with Stephanie and Allison in the previous book, she doesn't remember [[spoiler: her KickTheDog moment towards Stephanie and calling Allison an "immature, insensitive baby"]].
* NoSympathy: Charles has none for his mother when she [[spoiler: loses a court case and causes a huge family blow-up]].
* TheShrink: The family acquires two during the book, first Dr. Sparks who evaluated Charles, and then a family therapist named Dr. Ember [[spoiler: when Charles causes a big blowup at a family dinner after his mother loses a case.]] Dr. Ember has better success in getting Charles to sign a truce agreement that lasts for six weeks.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dana from the previous book when she starts dating Charles, towards Rachel. Rachel is cordial if neutral about Charles being "a surprising person" and Dana calls her a "bitch".wouldn't be loger loved.
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!! Tropes for ''Here's To You Rachel Robinson''
* AdultFear:
** Charles personifies this for his parents as a trouble child that's been kicked out of at least two schools.
** Jess can't get a job because of her cystic acne, and
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Charles is this to Jess, making fun of her acne, and is the inversion to Rachel, making fun of her perfectionism.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rachel asks Charles [[spoiler: after the big family blowup]] "What do you want from us?" He's unable to answer.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Rachel a prodigy.
* BigDamnKiss: Between [[spoiler: Rachel and Jeremy "Dragon"]] at the book's climax.
* MoralityPet: Dana for Charles.
* NeverMyFault: When Rachel recalls the big fight that she had with Stephanie and Allison in the previous book, she doesn't remember [[spoiler: her KickTheDog moment towards Stephanie and calling Allison an "immature, insensitive baby"]].
* NoSympathy: Charles has none for his mother when she [[spoiler: loses a court case and causes a huge family blow-up]].
* TheShrink: The family acquires two during the book, first Dr. Sparks who evaluated Charles, and then a family therapist named Dr. Ember [[spoiler: when Charles causes a big blowup at a family dinner after his mother loses a case.]] Dr. Ember has better success in getting Charles to sign a truce agreement that lasts for six weeks.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dana from the previous book when she starts dating Charles, towards Rachel. Rachel is cordial if neutral about Charles being "a surprising person" and Dana calls her a "bitch".
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''Just As Long As We're Together'' as a YoungAdult novel by Creator/JudyBlume. It follows the sixth grade year of two best friends, Stephanie Hirsch and Rachel Robinson, as Stephanie befriends a new girl, Allison Monceau.
Blume then wrote a sequel, ''Here's To You. Rachel Robinson,'' from Rachel's point of view about her family problems.
!! Tropes for ''Just As Long As We're Together''
* AdultsAreUseless: When Steph's parents [[spoiler: undergo a trial separation and chose not to tell the kids]], they have no idea how to handle Steph's justified anger when she does find out. Though eventually Rowena puts her foot down on Steph's binge eating several months later.
* AnxietyDream: Steph has two [[spoiler: following her big fight with Rachel ]], and Bruce has them about nuclear bombs falling.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that [[spoiler: she doesn't even know if her parents love her]], and Rowena has to assure her it's not the case.
* ComfortFood: Steph starts binge eating, first with breakfast cereal and Thanksgiving leftovers, after learning [[spoiler: her parents are having a trial separation]]. It only stops when Rowena checks Steph's ballooning weight on the scales and removes all the junk food from the house.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: ''No one'' has a great Thanksgiving, including Ms. Remo and
* ForgivenButNotForgotten:
** Eventually, [[spoiler: Rachel and Stephanie]] by the end of the book.
** Likewise, [[spoiler: Steph and her parents for hiding the trial separation from her and Bruce]].
* HappilyAdopted: Allison with her parents.
* InsufferableGenius: Rachel. So much that Steph calls her out for it.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Steph's dad when bluntly commenting on how much weight she's gained. It doesn't help mend ties between them over winter break.
* IWasJustJoking: Rowena when saying she "might" have a fling, and Steph tells her it's not funny.
* KickTheDog: What causes Rachel's and Stephanie's [[spoiler: estrangement]]. After a minor argument over whether or not getting designer clothes is lying, [[spoiler: Rachel reveals to Allison and Steph that she knows about Steph's parents getting separated, and calls Steph out of touch with reality for believing her parents will get back together.]]
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Since the girls are twelve, they are waiting for theirs. [[spoiler: Steph gets hers on her birthday.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Steph calls Eric an "asshole" when he nicknames her "El Chunko".
* SurprisePregnancy: [[spoiler: Gena is going to have a boy]], which makes Allison worried.
!! Tropes for ''Here's To You Rachel Robinson''
* AdultFear:
** Charles personifies this for his parents as a trouble child that's been kicked out of at least two schools.
** Jess can't get a job because of her cystic acne, and she gets angry at her parents when it turns out she can take Accutane instead of living with painful pimples.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Charles is this to Jess, making fun of her acne, and is the inversion to Rachel, making fun of her perfectionism.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rachel asks Charles [[spoiler: after the big family blowup]] "What do you want from us?" He's unable to answer.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Rachel a prodigy.
* BigDamnKiss: Between [[spoiler: Rachel and Jeremy "Dragon"]] at the book's climax.
* MoralityPet: Dana for Charles.
* NeverMyFault: When Rachel recalls the big fight that she had with Stephanie and Allison in the previous book, she doesn't remember [[spoiler: her KickTheDog moment towards Stephanie and calling Allison an "immature, insensitive baby"]].
* NoSympathy: Charles has none for his mother when she [[spoiler: loses a court case and causes a huge family blow-up]].
* TheShrink: The family acquires two during the book, first Dr. Sparks who evaluated Charles, and then a family therapist named Dr. Ember [[spoiler: when Charles causes a big blowup at a family dinner after his mother loses a case.]] Dr. Ember has better success in getting Charles to sign a truce agreement that lasts for six weeks.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dana from the previous book when she starts dating Charles, towards Rachel. Rachel is cordial if neutral about Charles being "a surprising person" and Dana calls her a "bitch".
Blume then wrote a sequel, ''Here's To You. Rachel Robinson,'' from Rachel's point of view about her family problems.
!! Tropes for ''Just As Long As We're Together''
* AdultsAreUseless: When Steph's parents [[spoiler: undergo a trial separation and chose not to tell the kids]], they have no idea how to handle Steph's justified anger when she does find out. Though eventually Rowena puts her foot down on Steph's binge eating several months later.
* AnxietyDream: Steph has two [[spoiler: following her big fight with Rachel ]], and Bruce has them about nuclear bombs falling.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Steph starts doing this regularly to her parents, more so her father than her mother, [[spoiler: for the trial separation, for having flings]] and how each of them is handling it. It only stops when Steph admits that [[spoiler: she doesn't even know if her parents love her]], and Rowena has to assure her it's not the case.
* ComfortFood: Steph starts binge eating, first with breakfast cereal and Thanksgiving leftovers, after learning [[spoiler: her parents are having a trial separation]]. It only stops when Rowena checks Steph's ballooning weight on the scales and removes all the junk food from the house.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: ''No one'' has a great Thanksgiving, including Ms. Remo and
* ForgivenButNotForgotten:
** Eventually, [[spoiler: Rachel and Stephanie]] by the end of the book.
** Likewise, [[spoiler: Steph and her parents for hiding the trial separation from her and Bruce]].
* HappilyAdopted: Allison with her parents.
* InsufferableGenius: Rachel. So much that Steph calls her out for it.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Steph's dad when bluntly commenting on how much weight she's gained. It doesn't help mend ties between them over winter break.
* IWasJustJoking: Rowena when saying she "might" have a fling, and Steph tells her it's not funny.
* KickTheDog: What causes Rachel's and Stephanie's [[spoiler: estrangement]]. After a minor argument over whether or not getting designer clothes is lying, [[spoiler: Rachel reveals to Allison and Steph that she knows about Steph's parents getting separated, and calls Steph out of touch with reality for believing her parents will get back together.]]
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Since the girls are twelve, they are waiting for theirs. [[spoiler: Steph gets hers on her birthday.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Steph calls Eric an "asshole" when he nicknames her "El Chunko".
* SurprisePregnancy: [[spoiler: Gena is going to have a boy]], which makes Allison worried.
!! Tropes for ''Here's To You Rachel Robinson''
* AdultFear:
** Charles personifies this for his parents as a trouble child that's been kicked out of at least two schools.
** Jess can't get a job because of her cystic acne, and she gets angry at her parents when it turns out she can take Accutane instead of living with painful pimples.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Charles is this to Jess, making fun of her acne, and is the inversion to Rachel, making fun of her perfectionism.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rachel asks Charles [[spoiler: after the big family blowup]] "What do you want from us?" He's unable to answer.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Rachel a prodigy.
* BigDamnKiss: Between [[spoiler: Rachel and Jeremy "Dragon"]] at the book's climax.
* MoralityPet: Dana for Charles.
* NeverMyFault: When Rachel recalls the big fight that she had with Stephanie and Allison in the previous book, she doesn't remember [[spoiler: her KickTheDog moment towards Stephanie and calling Allison an "immature, insensitive baby"]].
* NoSympathy: Charles has none for his mother when she [[spoiler: loses a court case and causes a huge family blow-up]].
* TheShrink: The family acquires two during the book, first Dr. Sparks who evaluated Charles, and then a family therapist named Dr. Ember [[spoiler: when Charles causes a big blowup at a family dinner after his mother loses a case.]] Dr. Ember has better success in getting Charles to sign a truce agreement that lasts for six weeks.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Dana from the previous book when she starts dating Charles, towards Rachel. Rachel is cordial if neutral about Charles being "a surprising person" and Dana calls her a "bitch".
