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* WeightLossSalad: In order to lose weight fast, Cara has been getting nothing but milk and lettuce leafs for lunch for a long time. She keeps caving and eating cupcakes at her locker between classes. After Jenny’s BeYourself [[TheMakeover Make-Over]], she starts eating filling but healthy meals instead.
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* CoolLoser: Jenny. In fact this trope is almost deconstructed. Jenny actually isn't a loser at all, she's so friendly and well-liked that she's actually the most popular girl in school despite not being a member of the popular crowd.
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* LoveYouAndEverybody: Jenny has this problem. It's the main reason why Scott couldn't figure out if she liked him.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Mr. Hall thinks this....in regards to the girls in Show Choir.
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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Mr. Hall thinks this....invokes in regards to the girls in Show Choir.Choir, to the point of forcing them to [[FakeBoobs pad their bras]] if they're not buxom enough.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Luke Striker
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** Jenny, when she starts shaking things up at her school. Luke catches a glimpse of it after Jenny comforts Cara, and thinks she can turn it UpToEleven.
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** Jenny, when she starts shaking things up at her school. Luke catches a glimpse of it after Jenny comforts Cara, and thinks she can turn it UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The entire newspaper staff laughs when Jen recalls [[spoiler: accidentally throwing Trina's hat into a tuba during choir rehearsal, walking out, and tossing her expensive dress in the bathroom trash]]. Even earlier when it happened, one of the altos that was standing next to Jen was close to {{Corpsing}}.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The entire newspaper staff laughs when Jen recalls [[spoiler: accidentally throwing Trina's hat into a tuba during choir rehearsal, walking out, and tossing her expensive dress in the bathroom trash]]. Even earlier when it happened, one of the altos that was standing next to Jen was close to {{Corpsing}}.laughing.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Jen thinks that her talent is to keep the peace, as the NeutralGood. It doesn't matter that Kurt is a JerkJock, Cara is the ButtMonkey, and Trina is a BastardGirlfriend to Scott; she has to be the "mayonnaise" of the group and not make waves. Luke points out this is really stupid for a lot of reasons: when Jen is trying to please everyone, she ignores real problems and injustices going on at the school that she can fix, and she admits that it's exhausting living her life of trying to mediate between the different cliques and outsiders. He says that with her influence, she can actually make the school better, by rescuing Betty Ann the doll from Kurt, helping out Cara with her bullying, and refusing to tolerate her best friend's ways. Even though Jen thinks that taking Luke's advice makes her life ''worse'' -- Trina refuses to speak to her and sabotages her during choir rehearsal for the crime of going to the Spring Fling with Luke -- she comes to admit that she's tired of trying to please everyone and it's nice to put a smile on Mrs. Mulvaney's face when she sees Betty Ann back in her rightful spot. What's more, Jen has to admit that she ought to have helped out Cara sooner rather than let the poor girl suffer for years on end.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Jen thinks that her talent is to keep the peace, as the NeutralGood. It doesn't matter that Kurt is a JerkJock, Cara is the ButtMonkey, and Trina is a BastardGirlfriend FetishizedAbuser to Scott; she has to be the "mayonnaise" of the group and not make waves. Luke points out this is really stupid for a lot of reasons: when Jen is trying to please everyone, she ignores real problems and injustices going on at the school that she can fix, and she admits that it's exhausting living her life of trying to mediate between the different cliques and outsiders. He says that with her influence, she can actually make the school better, by rescuing Betty Ann the doll from Kurt, helping out Cara with her bullying, and refusing to tolerate her best friend's ways. Even though Jen thinks that taking Luke's advice makes her life ''worse'' -- Trina refuses to speak to her and sabotages her during choir rehearsal for the crime of going to the Spring Fling with Luke -- she comes to admit that she's tired of trying to please everyone and it's nice to put a smile on Mrs. Mulvaney's face when she sees Betty Ann back in her rightful spot. What's more, Jen has to admit that she ought to have helped out Cara sooner rather than let the poor girl suffer for years on end.
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* {{Megane}}: Luke, as part of his disguise, it emphasizes his good looks and InnocentBlueEyes.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Jen thinks that her talent is to keep the peace, as the NeutralGood. It doesn't matter that Kurt is a JerkJock, Cara is the ButtMonkey, and Trina is a BastardGirlfriend to Scott; she has to be the "mayonnaise" of the group and not make waves. Luke points out this is really stupid for a lot of reasons: when Jen is trying to please everyone, she ignores real problems and injustices going on at the school that she can fix, and she admits that it's exhausting living her life of trying to mediate between the different cliques and outsiders. He says that with her influence, she can actually make the school better, by rescuing Betty Ann the doll from Kurt, helping out Cara with her bullying, and refusing to tolerate her best friend's ways. Even though Jen thinks that taking Luke's advice makes her life ''worse'' -- Trina refuses to speak to her and sabotages her during choir rehearsal for the crime of going to the Spring Fling with Luke -- she comes to admit that she's tired of trying to please everyone and it's nice to put a smile on Mrs. Mulvaney's face when she sees Betty Ann back in her rightful spot. What's more, Jen has to admit that she ought to have helped out Cara sooner rather than let the poor girl suffer for years on end.
* ItsAllMyFault: Downplayed; but Jen feels responsible when she can't go to a pool party due to being on her period and chaos results. Trina shows NoSympathy about Jen's discomfort, because Jen is the "mayonnaise" of the group. Apparently, two girls got into a fight over wearing the same swimsuit, and one chipped the other's tooth by pushing her into the pool's shallow end and making her hit the concrete bottom. Luke of all people has to point out how stupid it is that Jen puts that much effort as a peacemaker.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The librarian when she realizes that Jen has been skipping choir for a couple of days. By school policy, she would have to report Jen to the vice-principal who would give her detention for playing hooky. She politely asks Jen and Trina if they have study hall. When Trina explains that Mr. Hall has been verbally abusing Jen and motivated the latter to walk out, the librarian gets an EveryoneHasStandards moment, and besides, it's Friday. She says she'll let it slide for today and they can figure out the situation on Monday.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Why Jen [[spoiler: walks out of choir following the tuba incident]]. She had only joined choir to make Trina happy, not knowing that dancing was involved, and planned to tolerate Mr. Hall's cruelty for Trina's sake. But after Luke's speech to her and her plan to change things, she decides to do what's right, at the risk of getting caught for skipping class.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Steve after [[spoiler: a bad day at the Choir Regionals that started with waking up at six AM]] declares that he is quitting choir, since he only joined to make Trina happy and they aren't even [[spoiler: dating]] at the moment.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Steve after [[spoiler: a bad day at the Choir Regionals that started with waking up at six AM]] declares that he is quitting choir, since he only joined to make Trina happy and they aren't even [[spoiler: dating]] at the moment.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Why Jen [[spoiler: walks out of choir following the tuba incident]]. She had only joined the choir to make Trina happy, not knowing that dancing was involved, involved and planned to tolerate Mr. Hall's cruelty for Trina's sake. But after Luke's speech to her and her plan to change things, she decides to do what's right, at the risk of getting caught for skipping class.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Steve after [[spoiler: a bad day at the Choir Regionals that started with waking up at six AM]] declares that he is quittingchoir, choir since he only joined to make Trina happy and they aren't even [[spoiler: dating]] at the moment.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Steve after [[spoiler: a bad day at the Choir Regionals that started with waking up at six AM]] declares that he is quitting
* SheCleansUpNicely: The cafeteria is in StunnedSilence when Jen and Cara enter together, with the latter in clothes that actually flatter her body and with Mary Jane auburn hair bouncing in natural curls. As Jen pointed out, Cara needed to find clothes meant for her BigBeautifulWoman physique and to not wear what was the current fad. The look gives Cara the confidence to ignore Kurt mooing at her, and Jen icily tells him to cut it out.
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* SucksAtDancing: Jen says that she's not naturally rhythmic. Hence, when learning that "Show choir" is actually a euphemism for the Glee club, she's less than thrilled that the dances in question involve jazz hands and more complicated maneuvers. Jen is fine with singing, but singing and moving for a showstopper is another thing altogether. It gets to the point where Trina sabotages her on purpose by not catching her hat for "All That Jazz" and Jen accidentally tosses the hat into a tuba. Mr. Hall yells at Jen for something that was obviously unintentional, and Trina doesn't bother to speak up for her friend. This motivates Jen to walk out, much to everyone's shock.
* SupremeChef: Scott is this, thanks to a recreational program for delinquents that focuses on cooking. Luke at one point pretends to be one when he brings sushi for lunch and gets in a conversation with Scott aboutit. it.
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** Luke ends up pointing out that high school drama may be normal for Jen, but it looks cruel to any outsider. What's more, her mediating rather than solving the problem makes Jen as complicit as the actual wrongdoers. He says that she's going to school with borderline TeensAreMonsters and that it will have negative consequences down the line if they grow up displaying that power dynamic in the world. Jen finds out that Luke is right when the seniors threaten to put Ms. Mulvaney's doll Betty Ann into a garbage disposal unless she gives them A's. She's chagrined to admit that she has been complicit in ongoing cruelties.
** The same situation with Cara occurs. Jen is used to giving Cara advice as "Ask Annie" to be yourself and to comfort her when the girl is sent crying to the bathroom practically every day for the crime of wearing ill-fitting clothes and trying to schmooze with the in-crowd. She also notes that Cara never thanks her for the comfort. Thing is that, as Cara sadly points out, she doesn't know how to be herself since she doesn't know who she is, and Luke notes that Jen isn't actually helping her by picking up the pieces and letting others bully her. Eventually, Cara hits a RageBreakingPoint and asks her mother if she can transfer to a military academy, because at least if you're hazed while in a strict school, no one will be mooing at you. Jen goes OhCrap on hearing this and finding out that Luke was right that the way people were treating Cara is downright wrong and that she actually needs to interfere. It's not until she gives Cara a makeover, as well as healthy eating lessons and inviting her to sit at lunch with her and her friends, that Jen realizes how badly she nearly messed up.
** A SadistTeacher may have UltimateJobSecurity, but they can't bully everyone into following their bidding. Jen walks out of show choir after Mr. Hall yells at her for an accident that wasn't her fault-- she tossed a hat to Trina as part of a dance but Trina missed on purpose and the hat fell into a tuba-- and says she quits. Mr. Hall tries to intimidate her by pointing out a student can't leave in the middle of class or they'll be accused of skipping. Jen responds, "Watch me" and heads to the girl's bathroom to change into her normal clothes and toss her choir dress into the garbage. She says she may have come back if someone in the choir had gone to check on her in the bathroom, but no one cared. That cemented her decision, and the newspaper staff tells her, after laughing about the tuba incident, that YouDidTheRightThing. She sticks to her guns when the rest of the choir, rather rudely, calls at night to ask her to return, and her friends shoo them away when the group attempts to verbally assault Jen and Cara at lunch. In the end, they go to the semifinals without Jen. It also turns out that being a DrillSergeantNasty doesn't mean that you're able to whip your group into shape: Trina decides to skip as well to apologize to Jen, and that plus Mr. Hall not being nice [[spoiler:means that the choir wipes out at Regionals and is sent home early.]] When the librarian politely inquires if they're skipping, she agrees to look the other way when Trina explains the situation.
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** Luke ends up pointing out that high school drama may be normal for Jen, but it looks cruel to any outsider. What's more, her mediating rather than solving the problem makes Jen as complicit as the actual wrongdoers. He says that she's going to school with borderline TeensAreMonsters and that it will have negative consequences down the line if they grow up displaying that power dynamic in the world. Jen finds out that Luke is right when the seniors threaten to put Ms. Mulvaney's doll Betty Ann into a garbage disposal unless she gives them A's. She's chagrined to admit that she has been complicit in ongoing cruelties.
** The same situation with Cara occurs. Jen is used to giving Cara advice as "Ask Annie" to be yourself and to comfort her when the girl is sent crying to the bathroom practically every day for the crime of wearing ill-fitting clothes and trying to schmooze with the in-crowd. She also notes that Cara never thanks her for the comfort. Thing is that, as Cara sadly points out, she doesn't know how to be herself since she doesn't know who she is, and Luke notes that Jen isn't actually helping her by picking up the pieces and letting others bully her. Eventually, Cara hits a RageBreakingPoint and asks her mother if she can transfer to a military academy, because at least if you're hazed while in a strict school, no one will be mooing at you. Jen goes OhCrap on hearing this and finding out that Luke was right that the way people were treating Cara is downright wrong and that she actually needs to interfere. It's not until she gives Cara a makeover, as well as healthy eating lessons and inviting her to sit at lunch with her and her friends, that Jen realizes how badly she nearly messed up.
** A SadistTeacher may have UltimateJobSecurity, but they can't bully everyone into following their bidding. Jen walks out of show choir after Mr. Hall yells at her for an accident that wasn't her fault-- she tossed a hat to Trina as part of a dance but Trina missed on purpose and the hat fell into a tuba-- and says she quits. Mr. Hall tries to intimidate her by pointing out a student can't leave in the middle of class or they'll be accused of skipping. Jen responds, "Watch me" and heads to the girl's bathroom to change into her normal clothes and toss her choir dress into the garbage. She says she may have come back if someone in the choir had gone to check on her in the bathroom, but no one cared. That cemented her decision, and the newspaper staff tells her, after laughing about the tuba incident, that YouDidTheRightThing. She sticks to her guns when the rest of the choir, rather rudely, calls at night to ask her to return, and her friends shoo them away when the group attempts to verbally assault Jen and Cara at lunch. In the end, they go to the semifinals without Jen. It also turns out that being a DrillSergeantNasty doesn't mean that you're able to whip your group into shape: Trina decides to skip as well to apologize to Jen, and that plus Mr. Hall not being nice [[spoiler:means that the choir wipes out at Regionals and is sent home early.]] When the librarian politely inquires if they're skipping, she agrees to look the other way when Trina explains the situation.
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* WhatTheHellHero: How Luke reacts to Jen allowing others to bully Cara and only comfort her after Cara's been driven to tears in the bathroom. Her reaction in turn makes him realize how much power she has in school, and thinks she can change it.
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* WhatTheHellHero: How Luke reacts to Jen allowing others to bully Cara and only comfort her after Cara's been driven to tears in the bathroom. Her reaction in turn makes him realize how much power she has in school, school and thinks she can change it.
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* CruelToBeKind: Some of Jen's advice as Ask Annie is this. BrutalHonesty is sometimes the best answer.
** She advises one girl who says that her parents want her to get a summer job is that it's ActuallyAGoodIdea because you get spending money, references from employers, and real-world experience. Jen also points out that most adults don't get two months off, so it's better to prepare ahead of time.
** In another case, a girl confesses that she is crushing on her best friend. She asks if they can still be friends. Jen says that when you crush on someone, it affects your relationship with them whether or not you keep it a secret, so it's best to have it come out in the open. Then at least you know if your crush returns your feelings rather than keeping it as an ElephantInTheRoom.
** Jen advises Trina, who sends an anon letter, that Luke Striker is not available. Instead of crushing on a celebrity, focus on the people who are actually in your life.
** She advises one girl who says that her parents want her to get a summer job is that it's ActuallyAGoodIdea because you get spending money, references from employers, and real-world experience. Jen also points out that most adults don't get two months off, so it's better to prepare ahead of time.
** In another case, a girl confesses that she is crushing on her best friend. She asks if they can still be friends. Jen says that when you crush on someone, it affects your relationship with them whether or not you keep it a secret, so it's best to have it come out in the open. Then at least you know if your crush returns your feelings rather than keeping it as an ElephantInTheRoom.
** Jen advises Trina, who sends an anon letter, that Luke Striker is not available. Instead of crushing on a celebrity, focus on the people who are actually in your life.
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* NoAccountingForTaste: We honestly don't know why Jenny is best friends with Trina, or why Steve is dating Trina. Trina uses Steve as a free ride and dumps him at every moment, and she sabotages Jenny during choral rehearsals when the former [[spoiler: gets asked to the Spring Fling by Luke.]] Trina ends up skipping [[spoiler: the competition and standing up for Jenny at the library]] but she is quite a BitchInSheepsClothing.
* NoSell: Jen and Scott are the only two people in the book that treats Luke like a person, not blinded by his star power. Yes, Jen admits that he's hot, but looks aren't everything. This is why they both win Luke's respect; he says that Jen is a good friend to him and Scott is a NiceGuy that deserves a good partner.
* NoSell: Jen and Scott are the only two people in the book that treats Luke like a person, not blinded by his star power. Yes, Jen admits that he's hot, but looks aren't everything. This is why they both win Luke's respect; he says that Jen is a good friend to him and Scott is a NiceGuy that deserves a good partner.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: We honestly don't know why Jenny is best friends with Trina, or why Steve is dating Trina. Trina uses Steve as a free ride and dumps him at every moment, and she sabotages Jenny during choral rehearsals when the former [[spoiler: gets asked to the Spring Fling by Luke.]] Trina ends up skipping [[spoiler: the competition and standing up for Jenny at the library]] but she is quite a BitchInSheepsClothing.
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* InformedAbility: Jenny apparently gives great advice, especially as Ask Annie. However, when you actually read the Ask Annie posts they aren't that great and, in fact, some of them are unnecessarily mean-spirited. Also, Luke is supposedly perceptive and kind, but he appears to be pretty hard on Jenny, and his words do appear to be [[HolierThanThou]].
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* InformedAbility: Jenny apparently gives great advice, especially as Ask Annie. However, when you actually read the Ask Annie posts they aren't that great and, in fact, some of them are unnecessarily mean-spirited. Also, Luke is supposedly perceptive and kind, but he appears to be pretty hard on Jenny, and his words do appear to be [[HolierThanThou]].HolierThanThou.
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* InformedAbility: Jenny apparently gives great advice, especially as Ask Annie. However, when you actually read the Ask Annie posts they aren't that great and, in fact, some of them are unnecessarily mean-spirited.
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* InformedAbility: Jenny apparently gives great advice, especially as Ask Annie. However, when you actually read the Ask Annie posts they aren't that great and, in fact, some of them are unnecessarily mean-spirited. Also, Luke is supposedly perceptive and kind, but he appears to be pretty hard on Jenny, and his words do appear to be [[HolierThanThou]].
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* SerialHomewrecker: main character Jenny is secretly the agony aunt, Ask Annie, for her high school newspaper, and entries from this column are interspersed throughout the book. One of these is from a girl using the name ''Wannabe Yours... Till I Am'', who is seeking advice because she only seems to be attracted to guys who are already dating her friends. Ask Annie's advice is, um, less than helpful: she advises the girl to "keep your mitts off your friends' guys," without giving any idea of how to do that.
