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* DatedHistory: While Hollands personal angst in 2003 is still appropriate for a closeted gay teen, her being triggered by the kindergarden kids she watch over into having a panic attack because she could never be a mom is probably the most dated today when women's clinics are legally forbidden to ask how a client got pregnant and sperm donation is a big business. Holland also tears up thinking she won't get to have a wedding, when same-sex marriage would be legalized in the US in the following decade.
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* {{Gayngst}}: Not as much as you'd think, but it's there. For example, Holland is distressed by the idea that she might not be able to have children.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: While Hollands personal angst in 2003 is still appropriate for a closeted gay teen, her biggest freakout being that triggered by the kindergarden kids she watch over into having a panic attack because she could never be a mom is probably the most dated today when women's clinics are legally forbidden to ask how a client got pregnant and sperm donation is a big business. Holland also tears up thinking she won't get to have a wedding, when same-sex marriage would be legalized in the US in the following decade.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: While Hollands personal angst in 2003 is still appropriate for a closeted gay teen, her biggest freakout being that she could never or be a mom is probably the most dated today when women's clinics are legally forbidden to ask how a client got pregnant and sperm donation is a big business. Holland also tears up thinking she won't get to have a wedding, when same-sex marriage would be legalized in the US in the following decade.
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* GloomyGoth: Holland's stepsister Faith is a Goth, and is generally quiet, lethargic, and low-key.
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* FriendToAllChildren: Holland loves kids.kids, and has an after-school job at a daycare where she's universally adored by the children attending.
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Some of the children at school, who assault Cece, slash her tires, and write cruel graffti on her locker. Holland's mother definitely counts, having physically attacked her own daughter, kicked her out, and then tried blackmailing her into breaking up with Cece.
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Some of the children other students at school, who assault Cece, slash her tires, and write cruel graffti graffiti on her locker. Holland's mother definitely counts, having physically attacked her own daughter, kicked her out, and then tried blackmailing her into breaking up with Cece.
* ParentsAsPeople: Cece's parents support her being openly gay and clearly love her, but her mother Kate confesses that she wishes Cece were quieter about it, as she feels Cece is making herself a target for harassment.
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* TreehouseOfFun: Holland, Kristen, and Leah had a clubhouse in a tree as young children. After the events of this novel destroy Holland's friendship with Kristen, and nearly destroy that with Leah, Leah reconnects with Holland by inviting her to meet in the clubhouse and reminisce about old times.
* TreehouseOfFun: Holland, Kristen, and Leah had a clubhouse in a tree as young children. After the events of this novel destroy Holland's friendship with Kristen, and nearly destroy that with Leah, Leah reconnects with Holland by inviting her to meet in the clubhouse and reminisce about old times.
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* NiceGirl: Leah, who is sweet and open-minded, in stark contrast to Kristen. Even when she feels Holland is neglecting their friendship and grows sick of her lying, she never crosses the lines Kristen does and actively seeks to reconcile with Holland.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: ''Kristen''. You're led to believe that Holland and her are VitriolicBestBuds at worse with their banter, but the moment Holland is outed, Kristen drops all friendliness and seemingly takes pleasure in calling her childhood friend homophobic slurs. Thankfully averted with [[NiceGirl Leah]].
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Some of the children at school, who assault Cece, slash her tires, and write cruel graffti on her locker. Holland's mother definitely counts, having physically attacked her own daughter, kicked her out, and then tried blackmailing her into breaking up with Cece.
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* BasementDweller: Holland's bedroom is in the basement.
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The novel deals primarily with coming out, homophobia and average high school life.
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* BasementDweller: Holland's bedroom is in the basement.
* BetterAsFriends: Holland and Seth were friends since childhood, and in high school they started a sexual relationship, both because Seth wanted to and because it was expected. Holland, in the process of realizing she's a lesbian, recognizes that she only liked Seth as a friend and sex ruined their friendship. She tries to tell Seth this, but he doesn't understand and is furious.
* BrandX: The public universities Holland's mother doesn't want her to attend are called "Western State" and "Metro Urban".
* ButchLesbian: Holland intends to wear a tux to go to the prom with Cece. She doesn't want the frilly dress her mother picked out. (Cece winds up wearing the dress.) Holland is also [[LesbianJock athletic]]; while playing hockey, she meets another woman she recognizes as a fellow butch lesbian.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: What Holland and Seth's relationship seemed to be, until Holland realized that they were BetterAsFriends.
* ChildhoodFriends: Seth and Holland; Holland, Leah, and Kristen. The friendship of the three girls is severely tested over the course of this novel.
* ChocolateOfRomance: Cece keeps giving Holland Hershey's Kisses, doing things like hiding them in Holland's locker.
* ClosetKey: Cece to Holland.
* ComingOutStory: The entire novel is Holland's story.
* EducationMama: Holland's mother, very much; she insists that Holland take a heavy load of classes and apply to all the best universities, won't hear of any other future major but pre-law. Even though Holland is student body president, nothing she does is good enough for her mother.
* FirstLove: [[spoiler:Cece had her heart broken when her first love left her for someone else, which has bad effects on her relationship with Holland.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: Holland loves kids.
* {{Gaydar}}: Cece says that her gaydar is infallible, and she knew about Holland the instant she saw her, although Holland herself didn't at that point.
* {{Gayngst}}: Not as much as you'd think, but it's there. For example, Holland is distressed by the idea that she might not be able to have children.
* HaveIMentionedIAmGay: Cece, so much. Usually in the form of t-shirts.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Holland and Seth, until Holland dumps him... and then Holland and Cece, preparing to go to the prom together at the end of the book.
* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: One of the things that keeps Holland from approaching Cece at first is that she thinks Cece is dating Brandi. Actually, Brandi is pursuing Cece who isn't interested.
* LetsJustBeFriends: Holland says this to Seth when breaking up with him and he reacts badly; this is the line that prompts him to [[TantrumThrowing furiously fling the ring that she handed back to him]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: As soon as Holland lays eyes on NewTransferStudent Cece, her stomach starts doing flipflops, although she manages to keep herself from thinking about why for quite a while.
* LoveObstructingParents: Holland's mother tries to get her to break up with Cece, wanting her daughter to be "normal" and blaming Cece for corrupting her. She uses emotional blackmail, including pointing out that Holland can only see her beloved baby sister if her mother lets her, but it doesn't work; Holland cuts off contact with her mother instead.
* MyGreatestFailure[=/=]ICouldaBeenAContender: Holland's mother is obsessed with controlling her children, since she became pregnant with Holland at age 15 and now wants her daughter to become the lawyer she never had the chance to become, and not "throw away her life" as she keeps saying.
* MyBelovedSmother: Holland's mother is ''extremely'' controlling, spying on her constantly, searching her room, and judging everything she does. She's fiercely ambitious and drives Holland to get into top pre-law programs, though nothing Holland does is ever enough. There's a FreudianExcuse, see MyGreatestFailure. [[spoiler:This harassment has the opposite effect: by the end of the story, Holland has cut off contact with her mother, is about to attend a local public college, and is thinking of studying art.]]
* NewTransferStudent: Cece transferred to Holland's school. The reason she did so is a major plot point.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Holland's mother kicks her out after discovering she's gay.]]
* PerkyGoth: Averted. Holland's stepsister Faith is anything but perky.
* [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex-Boyfriend]]: Seth, somewhat, participating in nasty rumor-mongering and outing Holland to her mother.
* QueerRomance
* SecretRelationship: Cece doesn't want Holland to come out or tell anyone about their relationship. She says it's because she doesn't want Holland to suffer harassment. [[spoiler:Actually, it's because her FirstLove left her for someone else after coming out and blossoming socially. She's irrationally afraid that this will repeat itself with Holland.]] The effects of attempting (unsuccessfully) to keep the secret were probably worse than what would have happened if they'd been open from the start.
* TreehouseOfFun: Holland, Kristen, and Leah had a clubhouse in a tree as young children. After the events of this novel destroy Holland's friendship with Kristen, and nearly destroy that with Leah, Leah reconnects with Holland by inviting her to meet in the clubhouse and reminisce about old times.
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The novel deals primarily with coming out, homophobia and average high school life.
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'''Includes examples of:'''
* BasementDweller: Holland's bedroom is in the basement.
* BetterAsFriends: Holland and Seth were friends since childhood, and in high school they started a sexual relationship, both because Seth wanted to and because it was expected. Holland, in the process of realizing she's a lesbian, recognizes that she only liked Seth as a friend and sex ruined their friendship. She tries to tell Seth this, but he doesn't understand and is furious.
* BrandX: The public universities Holland's mother doesn't want her to attend are called "Western State" and "Metro Urban".
* ButchLesbian: Holland intends to wear a tux to go to the prom with Cece. She doesn't want the frilly dress her mother picked out. (Cece winds up wearing the dress.) Holland is also [[LesbianJock athletic]]; while playing hockey, she meets another woman she recognizes as a fellow butch lesbian.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: What Holland and Seth's relationship seemed to be, until Holland realized that they were BetterAsFriends.
* ChildhoodFriends: Seth and Holland; Holland, Leah, and Kristen. The friendship of the three girls is severely tested over the course of this novel.
* ChocolateOfRomance: Cece keeps giving Holland Hershey's Kisses, doing things like hiding them in Holland's locker.
* ClosetKey: Cece to Holland.
* ComingOutStory: The entire novel is Holland's story.
* EducationMama: Holland's mother, very much; she insists that Holland take a heavy load of classes and apply to all the best universities, won't hear of any other future major but pre-law. Even though Holland is student body president, nothing she does is good enough for her mother.
* FirstLove: [[spoiler:Cece had her heart broken when her first love left her for someone else, which has bad effects on her relationship with Holland.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: Holland loves kids.
* {{Gaydar}}: Cece says that her gaydar is infallible, and she knew about Holland the instant she saw her, although Holland herself didn't at that point.
* {{Gayngst}}: Not as much as you'd think, but it's there. For example, Holland is distressed by the idea that she might not be able to have children.
* HaveIMentionedIAmGay: Cece, so much. Usually in the form of t-shirts.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Holland and Seth, until Holland dumps him... and then Holland and Cece, preparing to go to the prom together at the end of the book.
* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: One of the things that keeps Holland from approaching Cece at first is that she thinks Cece is dating Brandi. Actually, Brandi is pursuing Cece who isn't interested.
* LetsJustBeFriends: Holland says this to Seth when breaking up with him and he reacts badly; this is the line that prompts him to [[TantrumThrowing furiously fling the ring that she handed back to him]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: As soon as Holland lays eyes on NewTransferStudent Cece, her stomach starts doing flipflops, although she manages to keep herself from thinking about why for quite a while.
* LoveObstructingParents: Holland's mother tries to get her to break up with Cece, wanting her daughter to be "normal" and blaming Cece for corrupting her. She uses emotional blackmail, including pointing out that Holland can only see her beloved baby sister if her mother lets her, but it doesn't work; Holland cuts off contact with her mother instead.
* MyGreatestFailure[=/=]ICouldaBeenAContender: Holland's mother is obsessed with controlling her children, since she became pregnant with Holland at age 15 and now wants her daughter to become the lawyer she never had the chance to become, and not "throw away her life" as she keeps saying.
* MyBelovedSmother: Holland's mother is ''extremely'' controlling, spying on her constantly, searching her room, and judging everything she does. She's fiercely ambitious and drives Holland to get into top pre-law programs, though nothing Holland does is ever enough. There's a FreudianExcuse, see MyGreatestFailure. [[spoiler:This harassment has the opposite effect: by the end of the story, Holland has cut off contact with her mother, is about to attend a local public college, and is thinking of studying art.]]
* NewTransferStudent: Cece transferred to Holland's school. The reason she did so is a major plot point.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Holland's mother kicks her out after discovering she's gay.]]
* PerkyGoth: Averted. Holland's stepsister Faith is anything but perky.
* [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex-Boyfriend]]: Seth, somewhat, participating in nasty rumor-mongering and outing Holland to her mother.
* QueerRomance
* SecretRelationship: Cece doesn't want Holland to come out or tell anyone about their relationship. She says it's because she doesn't want Holland to suffer harassment. [[spoiler:Actually, it's because her FirstLove left her for someone else after coming out and blossoming socially. She's irrationally afraid that this will repeat itself with Holland.]] The effects of attempting (unsuccessfully) to keep the secret were probably worse than what would have happened if they'd been open from the start.
* TreehouseOfFun: Holland, Kristen, and Leah had a clubhouse in a tree as young children. After the events of this novel destroy Holland's friendship with Kristen, and nearly destroy that with Leah, Leah reconnects with Holland by inviting her to meet in the clubhouse and reminisce about old times.
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