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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: John Smith referring to Crab by his real name in the cab on the way to his flat.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Stacie and Tracie's lack of caution when accepting friend requests in chapter one. Also Crab mentioning his rarely-used birth name of Gordon Snittersley.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Stacie and Tracie's lack of caution when accepting friend requests in chapter one. Also Crab mentioning his rarely-used birth name of Gordon Snittersley.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Stacie and Tracie's lack of caution when accepting friend requests from strangers in chapter one. Also Crab mentioning his rarely-used birth name of Gordon Snittersley.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Stacie and Tracie's lack of caution when accepting friend requests in chapter one. Also Crab mentioning his rarely-used birth name of Gordon Snittersley.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: John Smith gleans plenty of information about Channy by becoming Facebook friends with her twin cousins.
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* FakeRelationship: Channy lies to Claire that she's dating Antione and pretends she's going to see him off to France the day she sneaks off to London to meet John Smith. Claire repeats the story to the police, which sends them completely down the wrong trail when Channy gets kidnapped, as they assume she ran away to France with him.
* HistoryRepeats: Channy's mother Sandy makes up a story about being in relationship with a man, which then has huge repercussions after it gets spread around by various people. Years later Channy makes up a story about being in a relationship with Antione, which has huge repercussions after it gets spread around by various people.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: See HistoryRepeats.
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** After she is informed that John Smith has pleaded guilty to everything, the police officer asks her if there's anything she'd like to ask. Channy's first priority is to ask what's happened on ''Coronation Street'', ''Hollyoaks'' and ''Eastenders'' while she's been away.
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* Chekov'sGunman: Channy's auntie Julie is mentioned to have had three divorces by the time of the book. Later Sandy mentions living with her and her first husband Omar during her early separation from Trevor.
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* AngstWhatAngst: At first Channy seems unaffected by her kidnapping, even expressing boredom rather than fear while being confined to one room in the flat. She later refuses the offer of counselling from the police. However it becomes clear that the ordeal has affected her even more than she realises; in the days following she goes through a period of depression, then experiences anxious sweats and shakes and is unable to understand her own reasoning for even agreeing to go in the flat with John Smith, marvelling in retrospect at how blindly she acted. It takes a panic attack and an emotional outburst with Claire to help her properly come to terms with what happened.
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* AngstWhatAngst: InUniverse example. At first Channy seems unaffected by her kidnapping, even expressing boredom rather than fear while being confined to one room in the flat. She later refuses the offer of counselling from the police. However it becomes clear that the ordeal has affected her even more than she realises; in the days following she goes through a period of depression, then experiences anxious sweats and shakes and is unable to understand her own reasoning for even agreeing to go in the flat with John Smith, marvelling in retrospect at how blindly she acted. It takes a panic attack and an emotional outburst with Claire to help her properly come to terms with what happened.
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* BlackSheep: Channy feels this way compared to the rest of the Allans. While all her relatives are outgoing, energetic and enthusiastic party-goers, she's an introverted and self-conscious bookworm that ends up stuck on the sidelines. Her wish to find a biological family comes from her desire to find a sense of belonging.
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* AangstWhatAangst: At first Channy seems unaffected by her kidnapping, even expressing boredom rather than fear while being confined to one room in the flat. She later refuses the offer of counselling from the police. However it becomes clear that the ordeal has affected her even more than she realises; in the days following she goes through a period of depression, then experiences anxious sweats and shakes and is unable to understand her own reasoning for even agreeing to go in the flat with John Smith, marvelling in retrospect at how blindly she acted. It takes a panic attack and an emotional outburst with Claire to help her properly come to terms with what happened.
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* TraumaButton: After the kidnapping, despite assuming she's fine, Channy begins experiencing sweats and shakes brought on by handling the stuffed Herbage Dappledawn toy John gave her. They stop after a heart-to-heart with Claire and she donates him to a child-minder's toy box.
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* Chekov'sGunman: Channy's auntie Julie is mentioned to have had three divorces by the time of the book. Later Sandy mentions living with her and her first husband Omar during her early separation from Trevor.
* DarkSecret: Sandy eventually reveals that there was no man called John Smith; she simply made up the most ordinary-sounding name she could think of to cover for the fact that she got pregnant from a drunken one-night stand with a man whose name she never knew. Initially the only person who she told the John Smith the story was Trevor and her sister Julie. Unfortunately Julie's husband, during a bitter divorce, then spread the story around some of the extended family. Sandy's insistence in keeping Channy in the dark about her parentage was fuelled by the dread of having to reveal to Trevor that she'd been lying to him for fifteen years.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Channy's biological father sees Sandy and Trevor's appeal on Sky News after Channy goes missing, where Sandy quotes a Cher song. The one night they met was while Sandy was performing as Cher impersonator, which is what causes Pete to recognise her and realise he could be Channy's father.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Channy's biological father sees Sandy and Trevor's appeal on Sky News after Channy goes missing, where Sandy quotes a line from a Cher song. The one night they met was while Sandy was performing as Cher impersonator, which is what causes Pete to recognise her and realise he could be Channy's father.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Sandy lies that Channy's birth father was called John Smith (to cover for the fact that she didn't know Pete's name at the time they slept together.) When Channy begins looking for the right John Smith, the first one she contacts turns out to be a kidnapper.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Sandy lies that Channy's birth biological father was called John Smith (to cover for the fact that she didn't know Pete's name at the time they slept together.) When sees Sandy and Trevor's appeal on Sky News after Channy begins looking for the right John Smith, the first goes missing, where Sandy quotes a Cher song. The one she contacts turns out night they met was while Sandy was performing as Cher impersonator, which is what causes Pete to recognise her and realise he could be a kidnapper.Channy's father.
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* IdiotBall: Channy is smart enough to watch for signs that John might be a paedophile, but then thinks his lack of sexual interest in her means it's safe to meet him alone. She's very wrong.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: John is disgusted that Aunt Julie is married to another woman, and (referring to Franchise/SylvanianFamilies) says that Theodora Dappledawn wouldn't run off with Eleanor Bramble. Rather than be alarmed that he's been stalking her family on social media, Channy's reaction is to find the idea of a hedgehog marrying a rabbit weird.
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* KidnappersKFC: John lives off fast food and frequently orders deliveries for himself and Channy. He's actually caught because he'd started ordering meals for two instead of one.
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''Knowing Me, Knowing You'' is a 2011 [[YoungAdultLiterature YA]] novel by Helen Bailey.
15-year-old Chantelle "Channy" Allen is continually embarrassed by her Music/{{ABBA}}-impersonator parents. When she learns her dad isn't her biological father, she's determined to find the real one, but her curiosity leads her down a dangerous path.
!!''Knowing Me, Knowing You'' contains examples of:
* AdoptionAngst: Channy initially has this, although it's mostly because she's dissatisfied with her life in general and wonders if things would be better for her if she had her birth father around. She still loves Trevor and considers him her dad.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Channy has a pair of identical twin cousins.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Channy is constantly embarrassed by the fact that her parents are one half of an ABBA tribute act.
* AmbiguousDisorder: "Slow" Jo appears to have some kind of learning disability or neurodivergence.
* BetterAsFriends: After frequently dating on and off, Channy and Crab decide they're better as friends.
* BookEnds: The book begins with Channy as a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding, and ends with her as a bridesmaid at Pete's wedding.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: John is disgusted that Aunt Julie is married to another woman, and (referring to Franchise/SylvanianFamilies) says that Theodora Dappledawn wouldn't run off with Eleanor Bramble. Rather than be alarmed that he's been stalking her family on social media, Channy's reaction is to find the idea of a hedgehog marrying a rabbit weird.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Sandy lies that Channy's birth father was called John Smith (to cover for the fact that she didn't know Pete's name at the time they slept together.) When Channy begins looking for the right John Smith, the first one she contacts turns out to be a kidnapper.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Channy's attempts to find her father lead to her getting kidnapped - and could have turned out much worse.
* DaddyDNATest: It's mentioned at the end of the book that a DNA test confirmed Pete is Channy's biological father.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Channy finally gets together with Antoine, has a good relationship with Pete, and has grown closer to her parents. She still doesn't have a sister (Pete doesn't have any other children), but she and Claire now consider themselves sisters.
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: Channy's love interest is a French student named Antoine.
* FatBastard: John, who is a kidnapper and very obese - although by the end of the book, Channy feels sorry for him.
* GeneHunting: The book's plot centres on Channy's attempts to find her biological father.
* HappilyAdopted: While Trevor hasn't technically adopted Channy (he was simply listed on her birth certificate as her father, thus granting him parental rights), she's effectively this trope.
* HappilyMarried: Channy's parents, even though Sandy cheated on Trevor in the past.
* HasTwoMommies: At the end of the novel, Channy explains to someone she's just met that Pete is her father, but Trevor's her dad (and she still has her mother as well.)
* InSeriesNickname: Channy (Chantelle), Crab (Gordon), Snorbs (Simon Norbett), Ros (Rosemary), Slow Jo (Josephine)
* TheKindnapper: John sees kidnapping Channy as a kind thing to do, thinking that she'll be happier with him than she was with her parents - since he's been obsessively watching her social media, where she often shares typical teenage complaints.
* LastHetRomance: Sandy was this for Pete, although in their case it was more like Last Het Hookup.
* LastMinuteHookup: Channy and Antoine get together on the very last page of the book.
* MistakenForPedophile: After seeing Sandy appeal for Channy's return on TV, Pete recognises her and realises that he might be Channy's biological father. While he's in the area trying to find out where the family lives, Taryn thinks he's a creep following her, and he ends up getting arrested.
* OneNightStandPregnancy: Channy was born as a result of Sandy having a one night stand with Pete whilst temporarily separated from Trevor.
* PairTheSpares: Crab and Claire seemingly get together at the end of the book.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: John is homophobic and makes several [[SlutShaming offensive]] comments about Channy and her cousins dressing like "sluts."
* ReplacementGoldfish: John kidnaps Channy as a replacement for his daughter Hannah, of whom he lost custody.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Claire in a pretty bridesmaid's dress and nicely done makeup at Pete's wedding.
* SiblingsWanted: Channy has always wanted a sister, and is delighted when John tells her that he has a daughter named Hannah. Channy's real biological father is Pete, who doesn't have children; but by the end of the book she's decided Claire is as good as a sister to her.
* SingleMindedTwins: Channy's cousins, who speak in unison and finish each other's sentences.
* SkewedPriorities:
** Channy says that if Sandy won't tell her whether Trevor's her biological father or not, she'll steal his toothbrush and order a DNA test. Sandy orders her not to do this - because it's expensive to buy replacement heads for an electric toothbrush.
** After Channy is rescued from John's house by the police, her first reaction is to worry about whether she smells bad because she hasn't been able to have a shower for a week.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Channy has twin cousins named Tracie and Stacie.
* TimeSkip: The final chapter takes place a year after Channy was kidnapped.
* ToiletSeatDivorce: Channy's parents never divorced, but had a temporary separation over a series of seemingly trivial disagreements. Ultimately subverted since they ended up staying together, even though Sandy had a one night stand with another man and got pregnant.
* UselessAccessory: Channy recounts a time when her friend Taryn took up an edgy new look and started carrying a silver kettle instead of a bag. Since she couldn't fit anything into the kettle, she insisted on putting her stuff in Channy's bag instead.
15-year-old Chantelle "Channy" Allen is continually embarrassed by her Music/{{ABBA}}-impersonator parents. When she learns her dad isn't her biological father, she's determined to find the real one, but her curiosity leads her down a dangerous path.
!!''Knowing Me, Knowing You'' contains examples of:
* AdoptionAngst: Channy initially has this, although it's mostly because she's dissatisfied with her life in general and wonders if things would be better for her if she had her birth father around. She still loves Trevor and considers him her dad.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Channy has a pair of identical twin cousins.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Channy is constantly embarrassed by the fact that her parents are one half of an ABBA tribute act.
* AmbiguousDisorder: "Slow" Jo appears to have some kind of learning disability or neurodivergence.
* BetterAsFriends: After frequently dating on and off, Channy and Crab decide they're better as friends.
* BookEnds: The book begins with Channy as a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding, and ends with her as a bridesmaid at Pete's wedding.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: John is disgusted that Aunt Julie is married to another woman, and (referring to Franchise/SylvanianFamilies) says that Theodora Dappledawn wouldn't run off with Eleanor Bramble. Rather than be alarmed that he's been stalking her family on social media, Channy's reaction is to find the idea of a hedgehog marrying a rabbit weird.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Sandy lies that Channy's birth father was called John Smith (to cover for the fact that she didn't know Pete's name at the time they slept together.) When Channy begins looking for the right John Smith, the first one she contacts turns out to be a kidnapper.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Channy's attempts to find her father lead to her getting kidnapped - and could have turned out much worse.
* DaddyDNATest: It's mentioned at the end of the book that a DNA test confirmed Pete is Channy's biological father.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Channy finally gets together with Antoine, has a good relationship with Pete, and has grown closer to her parents. She still doesn't have a sister (Pete doesn't have any other children), but she and Claire now consider themselves sisters.
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: Channy's love interest is a French student named Antoine.
* FatBastard: John, who is a kidnapper and very obese - although by the end of the book, Channy feels sorry for him.
* GeneHunting: The book's plot centres on Channy's attempts to find her biological father.
* HappilyAdopted: While Trevor hasn't technically adopted Channy (he was simply listed on her birth certificate as her father, thus granting him parental rights), she's effectively this trope.
* HappilyMarried: Channy's parents, even though Sandy cheated on Trevor in the past.
* HasTwoMommies: At the end of the novel, Channy explains to someone she's just met that Pete is her father, but Trevor's her dad (and she still has her mother as well.)
* InSeriesNickname: Channy (Chantelle), Crab (Gordon), Snorbs (Simon Norbett), Ros (Rosemary), Slow Jo (Josephine)
* TheKindnapper: John sees kidnapping Channy as a kind thing to do, thinking that she'll be happier with him than she was with her parents - since he's been obsessively watching her social media, where she often shares typical teenage complaints.
* LastHetRomance: Sandy was this for Pete, although in their case it was more like Last Het Hookup.
* LastMinuteHookup: Channy and Antoine get together on the very last page of the book.
* MistakenForPedophile: After seeing Sandy appeal for Channy's return on TV, Pete recognises her and realises that he might be Channy's biological father. While he's in the area trying to find out where the family lives, Taryn thinks he's a creep following her, and he ends up getting arrested.
* OneNightStandPregnancy: Channy was born as a result of Sandy having a one night stand with Pete whilst temporarily separated from Trevor.
* PairTheSpares: Crab and Claire seemingly get together at the end of the book.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: John is homophobic and makes several [[SlutShaming offensive]] comments about Channy and her cousins dressing like "sluts."
* ReplacementGoldfish: John kidnaps Channy as a replacement for his daughter Hannah, of whom he lost custody.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Claire in a pretty bridesmaid's dress and nicely done makeup at Pete's wedding.
* SiblingsWanted: Channy has always wanted a sister, and is delighted when John tells her that he has a daughter named Hannah. Channy's real biological father is Pete, who doesn't have children; but by the end of the book she's decided Claire is as good as a sister to her.
* SingleMindedTwins: Channy's cousins, who speak in unison and finish each other's sentences.
* SkewedPriorities:
** Channy says that if Sandy won't tell her whether Trevor's her biological father or not, she'll steal his toothbrush and order a DNA test. Sandy orders her not to do this - because it's expensive to buy replacement heads for an electric toothbrush.
** After Channy is rescued from John's house by the police, her first reaction is to worry about whether she smells bad because she hasn't been able to have a shower for a week.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Channy has twin cousins named Tracie and Stacie.
* TimeSkip: The final chapter takes place a year after Channy was kidnapped.
* ToiletSeatDivorce: Channy's parents never divorced, but had a temporary separation over a series of seemingly trivial disagreements. Ultimately subverted since they ended up staying together, even though Sandy had a one night stand with another man and got pregnant.
* UselessAccessory: Channy recounts a time when her friend Taryn took up an edgy new look and started carrying a silver kettle instead of a bag. Since she couldn't fit anything into the kettle, she insisted on putting her stuff in Channy's bag instead.
