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* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: Poppy in ''Poppy and Ereth'' does so to show that she is actually alive.
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* DisneyDeath: In-universe, Poppy in ''Poppy and Ereth''.
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* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Poppy in ''Poppy and Ereth''.
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* BearsAreBadNews: A bear and its cub briefly threaten Poppy in ''Poppy's Return''.
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* BearsAreBadNews: A bear and its cub briefly threaten Poppy in ''Poppy's Return''.
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* EverythingsWorseWithBears: A bear and its cub briefly threaten Poppy in ''Poppy's Return''.
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* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Mr. Ocax is afraid of porcupines and the fake owl at New House. He lies to the mice about porcupines being bloodthirsty predators and stops them from moving to New House to prevent them from finding this out (and thus discover ways to protect themselves from him).]]
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* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Mr. Ocax is afraid of porcupines and the fake owl at New House. He lies to the mice about porcupines being bloodthirsty predators and stops them from moving to New House to prevent them from finding this out (and thus discover discovering ways to protect themselves from him).]]
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* MeaningfulName: Almost everyone. The forest mice tend to be named after plants that symbolize their personalities while the city mice are named after car parts. Several characters (notably Ereth) have names derived directly from their species' scientific names.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Poppy and Ereth. Of course, Poppy, being a mouse, ages quickly and is quite old herself by the end of the series.
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* GrumpyOldGuy: Ereth.
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* BadassAdorable: Poppy.
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** They also use sticks, stones, and mud in the battle against the beavers.
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* DisneyDeath: In-universe, Poppy in ''Poppy and Ereth''.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Ereth already uses his quills as weapons, but the mice make use of his ''shed'' ones as well.
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* TheWorfEffect: After doing the BigDamnHero part in the previous two books he appeared in and generally being an irritable grump who does whatever and goes wherever he wants, Ereth is stalked and attacked by a fisher, the one predator that knows how to reliably hunt porcupines, in his own DayInTheLimelight.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Golden mice, grasshopper mice, pinyon mice, and fishers.
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* FiveManBand: In ''Ragweed'':
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--> TheLancer: Clutch
--> TheSmartGuy: Blinker
--> TheBigGuy: Dipstick
--> TheHeart: Lugnut
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--> TheLancer: Clutch
--> TheSmartGuy: Blinker
--> TheBigGuy: Dipstick
--> TheHeart: Lugnut
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* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Mr. Ocax is afraid of porcupines and the fake owl at New House. He lies to the mice about porcupines being bloodthirsty predators and stops them from moving to New House to prevent them from finding this out (and thus discover ways to protect themselves from him).]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: Ereth unwillingly serves as one for three fox kits for some time.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: The series generally takes the "predation is a fact of life" approach. Interestingly, predators portrayed as being villainous often spin a variation on this, holding grudges against and manipulating specific individuals, and tend to have other agendas besides satisfying their hunger.
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* FeatheredFiend: Mr. Ocax.
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* LighterAndSofter: The last two books have no true villain.
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* BadassGrandpa: Ereth.
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* ChangedMyMindKid: [[spoiler:Ereth]] in ''Poppy and Rye''.
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* TheMole: Silversides forces Blinker to be one. Naturally, he isn't comfortable with it and does a HeelFaceTurn later.
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* BigBad: Mr. Ocax in ''Poppy'', Castor Canad in ''Poppy and Rye'', Silversides in ''Ragweed'', and Marty in ''Ereth's Birthday''.
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Ragweed's earring]] in ''Poppy and Ereth''.
** The boulder the mice move under in ''Poppy and Rye''.
** The block of salt in ''Poppy''.
** The boulder the mice move under in ''Poppy and Rye''.
** The block of salt in ''Poppy''.
* FinalExamFinale: ''Poppy and Ereth''.
* TheLostLenore: Ragweed.
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** Mephitis saves Poppy from a bear in ''Poppy's Return''.
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** [[spoiler:The fox kits save ''him'']] in ''Ereth's Birthday''.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Ereth's Birthday'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin for Ereth]].
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* TheCavalry: [[spoiler:The bats]] in ''Poppy and Ereth''.
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* CoolOldGuy: Ereth, once one gets over his abrasive mannerisms. Poppy eventually becomes one as she ages.
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* BatOutOfHell: Subverted by the bats in ''Poppy and Ereth''. They are often thought of as being unpleasant by other animals, but prove to be friendly [[spoiler:and end up saving the day]].
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The beavers pretend to be friendly and understanding, but actually care only about expanding their lake.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Salt for Ereth.
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!!!The full series includes:
* ''Poppy'' (1995)
* ''Poppy and Rye'' (1998)
* ''Ragweed'' (1999)
* ''Ereth's Birthday'' (2000)
* ''Poppy's Return'' (2005)
* ''Poppy and Ereth'' (2009)
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'''''Tales From Dimwood Forest''''' are a series of books by prolific young adult author Avi, centering around the inhabitants of the titular forest.
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'''''Tales From Dimwood Forest''''' are a series of books by prolific young adult author Avi, centering around the inhabitants of the titular forest.
The series starts with ''Poppy'', telling of the titular character and her family's troubles with the owl Mr. Ocax. After Ocax kills her fiance Ragweed, Poppy embarks on a quest to keep her family safe, befriending a porcupine named Ereth and freeing the forest of Mr. Ocax's extortionary reign in the process.
From there, the series deals with the consequences of Ragweed's death for Poppy and his family, while beavers are destroying their home. Poppy gains a {{love interest}} in Ragweed's brother Rye. Later books include a {{prequel}} about Ragweed and ADayInTheLimelight for Ereth.
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!!! Tropes found in ''Tales From Dimwood Forest'':
* ActionGirl: Poppy becomes one.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Narrowly averted for Ereth.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BigDamnHeroes: Ereth, frequently.
* BlitheSpirit: Ragweed formerly served as this while with Poppy's family.
* CatsAreMean: Played with in ''Ragweed''. The villainess and her {{dragon}} are cats with an agenda of destroying all mice, but when they try to recruit followers the rest of the city's cats aren't interested in joining them.
* CharacterTitle: ''Poppy'', ''Poppy And Rye'', ''Ragweed''.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Whenever the mice go up against their much larger enemies.
* DeadGuyJunior: Ragweed Jr.
* DoomedByCanon: Ragweed. Particularly jarring for those who start the series with ''Ragweed'', since he dies in the first couple pages of ''Poppy''.
* GenerationXerox: Ragweed Jr.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Ragweed for Poppy.
* HeroicBSOD: Poppy's father after Mr. Ocax presents him with a SadisticChoice: [[spoiler: let Poppy be killed by Ocax or have the rest of the mouse family starve]].
* OwlBeDamned: Mr. Ocax.
* PluckyGirl: Poppy.
* TragicKeepsake: Ragweed's earring. Which ironically belonged to Clutch, but Poppy never finds that out.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: Ragweed's installment.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Rye.
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The series starts with ''Poppy'', telling of the titular character and her family's troubles with the owl Mr. Ocax. After Ocax kills her fiance Ragweed, Poppy embarks on a quest to keep her family safe, befriending a porcupine named Ereth and freeing the forest of Mr. Ocax's extortionary reign in the process.
From there, the series deals with the consequences of Ragweed's death for Poppy and his family, while beavers are destroying their home. Poppy gains a {{love interest}} in Ragweed's brother Rye. Later books include a {{prequel}} about Ragweed and ADayInTheLimelight for Ereth.
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!!! Tropes found in ''Tales From Dimwood Forest'':
* ActionGirl: Poppy becomes one.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Narrowly averted for Ereth.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BigDamnHeroes: Ereth, frequently.
* BlitheSpirit: Ragweed formerly served as this while with Poppy's family.
* CatsAreMean: Played with in ''Ragweed''. The villainess and her {{dragon}} are cats with an agenda of destroying all mice, but when they try to recruit followers the rest of the city's cats aren't interested in joining them.
* CharacterTitle: ''Poppy'', ''Poppy And Rye'', ''Ragweed''.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Whenever the mice go up against their much larger enemies.
* DeadGuyJunior: Ragweed Jr.
* DoomedByCanon: Ragweed. Particularly jarring for those who start the series with ''Ragweed'', since he dies in the first couple pages of ''Poppy''.
* GenerationXerox: Ragweed Jr.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Ragweed for Poppy.
* HeroicBSOD: Poppy's father after Mr. Ocax presents him with a SadisticChoice: [[spoiler: let Poppy be killed by Ocax or have the rest of the mouse family starve]].
* OwlBeDamned: Mr. Ocax.
* PluckyGirl: Poppy.
* TragicKeepsake: Ragweed's earring. Which ironically belonged to Clutch, but Poppy never finds that out.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: Ragweed's installment.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Rye.
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