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* AffectionateNickname: Cassie, Emily and Lydia almost always call each other Cass, Em and Lyd.
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* AffectionateNickname: Cassie, AffectionateNickname:
**Cassie, Emily and Lydia almost always call each other Cass, Em andLyd.Lyd.
** Riley calls Amelia "Ame" (pronounced "aim").
**Cassie, Emily and Lydia almost always call each other Cass, Em and
** Riley calls Amelia "Ame" (pronounced "aim").
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* BeautifulSingingVoice: Cassie (as mentioned in ''Secret Assignments'') and Amelia.
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* BeautifulSingingVoice: Cassie (as mentioned in ''Secret Assignments'') Assignments''), and Amelia.later Amelia.
* BecomingTheMask: Riley thinks Amelia has turned into a "richgirl" after she starts spending more time around Lydia and her friends.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT mess with Amelia while Riley's around.
* TheBusCameBack: At first it seems like [[spoiler:Charlie, Emily's ex,]] will be absent from the story, but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:he's been commenting on her blog this whole time.]]
* BecomingTheMask: Riley thinks Amelia has turned into a "richgirl" after she starts spending more time around Lydia and her friends.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT mess with Amelia while Riley's around.
* TheBusCameBack: At first it seems like [[spoiler:Charlie, Emily's ex,]] will be absent from the story, but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:he's been commenting on her blog this whole time.]]
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** [[spoiler: Constance, who also goes by the screen name Floralnightie.]]
** Yowta772, a frequent commenter on Emily's blog, is revealed to be [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend Charlie.]]
** Yowta772, a frequent commenter on Emily's blog, is revealed to be [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend Charlie.]]
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** [[spoiler: Constance, who also goes by the screen name Floralnightie. Turns out it was her who vandalised Seb's artwork.]]
**Yowta772, yowta772, a frequent commenter on Emily's blog, is revealed to be [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend Charlie.]]
**
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* TheChessmaster: Emily ''tries'' to be one by meddling in her friends' love lives, but it doesn't quite pan out as well as she hopes.
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* TheChessmaster: Emily ''tries'' to be one by meddling in her friends' love lives, but it doesn't quite pan out as well as she hopes.intends.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast:
** Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention because they tried to steal from a petrol station. A man intervened and tried hurt Amelia, resulting in Riley severely beating him to protect her. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]
** [[spoiler: Riley has also been in foster care for many years after being physically abused by his mother's boyfriend.]]
** Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention because they tried to steal from a petrol station. A man intervened and tried hurt Amelia, resulting in Riley severely beating him to protect her. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]
** [[spoiler: Riley has also been in foster care for many years after being physically abused by his mother's boyfriend.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast:
**DarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia Amelia.
** They never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were bothin sent to juvenile detention because they tried after trying to steal from a petrol station. A man intervened and tried to hurt Amelia, resulting in Riley severely beating him to protect her. They also lived on The man was so badly injured that he lost the streets for a while.ability to walk.]]
** They also lived on the streets for a while.
** [[spoiler: Riley has also been in foster care for many years after being physically abused by his mother's boyfriend. He is devastated when his foster sister is returned to her biological parents near the end of the story.]]
**
** They never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both
** They also lived on the streets for a while.
** [[spoiler: Riley has also been in foster care for many years after being physically abused by his mother's boyfriend. He is devastated when his foster sister is returned to her biological parents near the end of the story.]]
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: Riley and Amelia's history of being abused; Riley's assault on the petrol station owner; Sandra Wilkinson's death.]]
* {{Dissimile}}:
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
* {{Dissimile}}:
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
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** Amelia's encounters with her mysterious friend. [[spoiler: Was it time travel, some sort of supernatural phenomenon, or was Amelia just suffering from hallucinations induced by her own mental illness?]]
* {{Metaphorgotten}}:
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}:
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
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** Amelia's encounters with her mysterious friend. [[spoiler: Was it time travel, some other sort of supernatural phenomenon, or was Amelia just suffering from hallucinations induced by her own mental illness?]]
* {{Metaphorgotten}}:
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.illness?]]
* {{Metaphorgotten}}:
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lydia's reaction after [[spoiler:kissing Riley.]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lydia's reaction after [[spoiler:kissing Riley.Riley and almost breaking Amelia and Riley up over a misunderstanding.]]
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* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen after telling her mum that her stepdad has been taking inappropriate photos of her for several years. Her mum doesn't believe her.]]
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* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen after telling her mum that her stepdad has had been taking inappropriate photos of her for several years. Her mum doesn't believe her.]]
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RelationshipReboot: [[spoiler: After much dalliance, Lydia and Seb get back together at the end of the book.]]
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* RelationshipReboot: [[spoiler: After much dalliance, Lydia and Seb get back together at the end of the book.]]
* SadistTeacher: Mr Ludovico seems to delight in crushing Emily's dreams.
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* TheBusCameBack: At first it seems like [[spoiler:Charlie, Emily's ex,]] will be absent from this story, but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:he's been commenting on Emily's blog this whole time.]]
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* UptownGirl: Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school. Before he discovers the real reason she ran away from home, Riley also wonders if Amelia has been one all along.
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* UptownGirl: UptownGirl:
** Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school.
** Before hediscovers learns the real reason she ran away from left home, Riley also wonders if comes to the conclusion that Amelia has been one all along.is a privileged girl who chose to run away and live in a hostel for petty reasons.
** Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school.
** Before he
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* AffablyEvil: Patrick O'Doherty, Amelia's stepdad, tells her Irish fairy stories and coaches her in swimming. [[spoiler:It's later revealed he also sexually abused her for several years.]]
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* AffablyEvil: Patrick O'Doherty, Amelia's stepdad, tells her Irish fairy stories and coaches her in swimming. [[spoiler:It's later revealed he also sexually abused her for several years.years and distributed the photos.]]
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Whenever Riley talks about his little sister Chloe.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Cassie (as mentioned in ''Secret Assignments'') and Amelia.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Cassie (as mentioned in ''Secret Assignments'') and Amelia.
** Ernst von Schmerz decides to go back to using his real name of Kee Dow Liang at the end of ''Bindy Mackenzie''. He is referred to as Kee in this book.
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* ChekhovsArmoury: A common characteristic of Moriarty's books.
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* ChekhovsArmoury: A common characteristic of Moriarty's books. Most of the commenters on Emily's blog turn out to be important later.
* ChekhovsGunman:
** [[spoiler: Constance, who also goes by the screen name Floralnightie.]]
** Yowta772, a frequent commenter on Emily's blog, is revealed to be [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend Charlie.]]
** KL Mason Patterson himself. [[spoiler: Constance's former classmate and boyfriend of Sandra Wilkinson, both of whom she adored during her school days.]]
* TheChessmaster: Emily ''tries'' to be one by meddling in her friends' love lives, but it doesn't quite pan out as well as she hopes.
* ChekhovsGunman:
** [[spoiler: Constance, who also goes by the screen name Floralnightie.]]
** Yowta772, a frequent commenter on Emily's blog, is revealed to be [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend Charlie.]]
** KL Mason Patterson himself. [[spoiler: Constance's former classmate and boyfriend of Sandra Wilkinson, both of whom she adored during her school days.]]
* TheChessmaster: Emily ''tries'' to be one by meddling in her friends' love lives, but it doesn't quite pan out as well as she hopes.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention because they tried to steal from a petrol station. Riley then brutally beat up a man who was trying to stop them. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: DarkAndTroubledPast:
** Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention because they tried to steal from a petrol station. A man intervened and tried hurt Amelia, resulting in Rileythen brutally beat up a man who was trying severely beating him to stop them.protect her. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Riley has also been in foster care for many years after being physically abused by his mother's boyfriend.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Brings up some heavy topics such as mental illness, homelessness, and sexual abuse, which were not really touched on in the previous instalments.
** Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention because they tried to steal from a petrol station. A man intervened and tried hurt Amelia, resulting in Riley
** [[spoiler: Riley has also been in foster care for many years after being physically abused by his mother's boyfriend.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Brings up some heavy topics such as mental illness, homelessness, and sexual abuse, which were not really touched on in the previous instalments.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Or rather the committee member nobody likes: Mr Ludovico.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Or rather the committee member member/teacher nobody likes: Mr Ludovico.Ludovico.
* HappyEnding: [[spoiler: Everyone graduates school with good grades, Amelia's stepdad is charged for his crimes, Amelia and Riley both recover from their injuries and stay together, the committee decides not to terminate their scholarships, and Seb and Lydia get back together (finally!).]]
* HappyEnding: [[spoiler: Everyone graduates school with good grades, Amelia's stepdad is charged for his crimes, Amelia and Riley both recover from their injuries and stay together, the committee decides not to terminate their scholarships, and Seb and Lydia get back together (finally!).]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Lydia writes a story about having a conversation with a ghost by means of a Word document and presents it this way.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: MaybeEverAfter: Jacob (Toby's dad) and Patricia (Cassie's mum).
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane:
** Lydia writes a story about having a conversation with a ghost by means of a Word document and presents it thisway.way.
** Amelia's encounters with her mysterious friend. [[spoiler: Was it time travel, some sort of supernatural phenomenon, or was Amelia just suffering from hallucinations induced by her own mental illness?]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane:
** Lydia writes a story about having a conversation with a ghost by means of a Word document and presents it this
** Amelia's encounters with her mysterious friend. [[spoiler: Was it time travel, some sort of supernatural phenomenon, or was Amelia just suffering from hallucinations induced by her own mental illness?]]
* MistakenForCheating: When Amelia tells Lydia that she has to go and visit a friend who lives in a psychiatric institution, Lydia immediately assumes this is a cover story for her cheating on Riley.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lydia's reaction after [[spoiler:kissing Riley.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lydia's reaction after [[spoiler:kissing Riley.]]
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* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen after telling her mum that her stepdad has been sexually abusing her for several years. Her mum doesn't believe her.]]
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* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen after telling her mum that her stepdad has been sexually abusing taking inappropriate photos of her for several years. Her mum doesn't believe her.]]
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* TheReveal: The Ashbury Ghost is none other than [[spoiler:Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, who has been hiding in the school and observing the events of the story.]]
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RelationshipReboot: [[spoiler: After much dalliance, Lydia and Seb get back together at the end of the book.]]
*TheReveal: TheReveal:
** The Ashbury Ghost is none other than [[spoiler:Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, whohas had been hiding in the school and observing the events of the story.story through an air vent.]]
** Riley and Amelia left the more shocking details of their criminal past off their scholarship applications. [[spoiler:When the committee is informed, it almost results in their scholarships being terminated and having to pay a lot of money back to Ashbury.]]
** Thanks to Toby's testimony, we learn that Amelia's friend in the psychiatric institution [[spoiler:most likely does not exist.]]
* RomanticFalseLead: Seb seems to be getting together with Astrid after they hook up at a party, but it doesn't go very far.
* SanitySlippage: It's implied this may be happening to [[spoiler:Amelia.]]
*
** The Ashbury Ghost is none other than [[spoiler:Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, who
** Riley and Amelia left the more shocking details of their criminal past off their scholarship applications. [[spoiler:When the committee is informed, it almost results in their scholarships being terminated and having to pay a lot of money back to Ashbury.]]
** Thanks to Toby's testimony, we learn that Amelia's friend in the psychiatric institution [[spoiler:most likely does not exist.]]
* RomanticFalseLead: Seb seems to be getting together with Astrid after they hook up at a party, but it doesn't go very far.
* SanitySlippage: It's implied this may be happening to [[spoiler:Amelia.]]
* ShutUpHannibal: Mr Botherit gives one to Mr Ludovico in the final meeting minutes.
--> Dear Bill,
--> Last night the committee resolved: (...)
--> that the membership of Bill Ludovico on the KL Mason Patterson Trust Fund Committee be terminated. (Grounds: he never comes to meetings and he's a bit of an arrogant ass (no offence).)
--> Dear Bill,
--> Last night the committee resolved: (...)
--> that the membership of Bill Ludovico on the KL Mason Patterson Trust Fund Committee be terminated. (Grounds: he never comes to meetings and he's a bit of an arrogant ass (no offence).)
* TheBusCameBack: At first it seems like [[spoiler:Charlie, Emily's ex,]] will be absent from this story, but at the end it's revealed [[spoiler:he's been commenting on Emily's blog this whole time.]]
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* UptownGirl: Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school.
* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their marriage, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties ensue.
* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their marriage, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties ensue.
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* UptownGirl: Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school.
school. Before he discovers the real reason she ran away from home, Riley also wonders if Amelia has been one all along.
* UnfortunateName: Chris Botherit, the English teacher.
* WhamEpisode: The last 100 or so pages are where the plot kicks into high gear and the loose ends begin to wrap up, while an appropriately gothic storm rages in the background.
* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix theirmarriage, marriage during Term 2, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties ensue.ensue.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Lydia and Seb.
* UnfortunateName: Chris Botherit, the English teacher.
* WhamEpisode: The last 100 or so pages are where the plot kicks into high gear and the loose ends begin to wrap up, while an appropriately gothic storm rages in the background.
* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Lydia and Seb.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention for stealing from a petrol station. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention for stealing because they tried to steal from a petrol station.station. Riley then brutally beat up a man who was trying to stop them. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]
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* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen due to being sexually abused by her stepfather over several years.]]
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* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen due to being after telling her mum that her stepdad has been sexually abused by abusing her stepfather over for several years.years. Her mum doesn't believe her.]]
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* CallBack: It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Year 11 Woodwork project. As ''The Ghosts of Ashbury High'' takes place a year later, we see that he really did build it and keeps it at home.
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* CallBack: CallBack:
** It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Year 11 Woodwork project. As ''The Ghosts of Ashbury High'' takes place a year later, we see that he really did build it and keeps it athome.home.
** Emily says she "saw something that made [her] head spin like a Mixmaster". Kee (formerly known as Ernst) said this about her in ''Bindy Mackenzie''.
** It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Year 11 Woodwork project. As ''The Ghosts of Ashbury High'' takes place a year later, we see that he really did build it and keeps it at
** Emily says she "saw something that made [her] head spin like a Mixmaster". Kee (formerly known as Ernst) said this about her in ''Bindy Mackenzie''.
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* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Kee (aka Ernst), Astrid, and Elizabeth.
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* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Kee (aka Ernst), Astrid, Briony, Saxon, and Elizabeth.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention for stealing from a petrol station.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention for stealing from a petrol station. They also lived on the streets for a while.]]
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--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
--> '''Emily''': I shall be frank as a boy named Frank.
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* AffablyEvil: Patrick O'Doherty, Amelia's stepdad, tells her Irish fairy stories and coaches her in swimming. [[spoiler:It's later revealed he also sexually abused her for several years.]]
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* CallBack: It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Woodwork project in Year 11. Turns out he really did build it and now keeps it in his house.
* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Astrid, and Elizabeth.
* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Astrid, and Elizabeth.
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* CallBack: It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Year 11 Woodwork project in Year 11. Turns out project. As ''The Ghosts of Ashbury High'' takes place a year later, we see that he really did build it and now keeps it in his house.
at home.
* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Kee (aka Ernst), Astrid, and Elizabeth.
* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Kee (aka Ernst), Astrid, and Elizabeth.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast
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* DarkAndTroubledPastDarkAndTroubledPast: Riley and Amelia never turned up at Brookfield because [[spoiler:they were both in juvenile detention for stealing from a petrol station.]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Cassie, Emily and Lydia almost always call each other Cass, Em and Lyd.
* CoolTeacher: Mr Roberto Garcia, History and Drama teacher and coordinator of the Ashbury/Brookfield production. His students even try to get him to quit smoking because they like him so much.
* LadyDrunk: Lydia's mother, a washed-up actress.
* SentimentalDrunk: Emily, in spades.
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* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their marriage, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many parties ensue.
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* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their marriage, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties ensue.
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* TotallyRadical: The book was first published in 2009. Due to the rise of smartphones, the "txt spk" such as "c u l8r" that some characters use is rarely seen in the 2020s.
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* TotallyRadical: The book was first published in 2009. Due to the rise of smartphones, 2009, so the "txt spk" such as "c u l8r" that some characters use may come off this way to a reader in the 2020s. Thanks to the advent of smartphones with full keyboards, [[TechnologyMarchesOn this writing style is rarely seen in the 2020s.nowadays]].
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Riley and Amelia are two new students at the prestigious Ashbury High, having both been awarded scholarships. From the moment they arrive, teachers and students alike are fascinated with the gorgeous and talented pair, who are not only brilliant students, but have also been boyfriend and girlfriend since they were fourteen. With the HSC[[note]]Higher School Certificate, exams taken by Australian students in their final years of high school[[/note]] English exam on gothic fiction serving as a FramingDevice, the students of Ashbury begin to become obsessed with secrets, ghosts, and strange supernatural goings-on happening around the school. The story takes place over the course of roughly one year and features several characters who appeared in the previous books.
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Riley and Amelia are two new students at the prestigious Ashbury High, having both been awarded scholarships. From the moment they arrive, teachers and students alike are fascinated with the gorgeous and talented pair, who are not only brilliant students, at seemingly everything, but have also been boyfriend and girlfriend since they were fourteen. With the HSC[[note]]Higher School Certificate, exams taken by Australian students in their final years of high school[[/note]] English exam on gothic fiction serving as a FramingDevice, the Year 12 students of Ashbury begin to become obsessed with secrets, ghosts, and strange supernatural goings-on happening around the school. The story takes place over the course of roughly one year and features several characters who appeared in the previous books.
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* TheAce: Riley and Amelia - beautiful, academically and musically gifted, popular, and excellent swimmers to boot.
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* TheAce: Riley and Amelia - both beautiful, academically multitalented, and musically gifted, popular, popular.
* CallBack: It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Woodwork project in Year 11. Turns out he really did build it andexcellent swimmers to boot.now keeps it in his house.
* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Astrid, and Elizabeth.
* CallBack: It's mentioned in ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie'', the previous instalment, that Toby is planning to build a pool table for his big Woodwork project in Year 11. Turns out he really did build it and
* TheCameo: Several characters from the earlier books briefly appear, such as Bindy, Astrid, and Elizabeth.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Constance and Emily both have shades of this.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Lydia and Cassie sometimes play this role to the more hysterical Emily.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Turns out Emily was right all along about something strange happening in the Art Rooms. [[spoiler: It just wasn't a ghost.]]
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Lydia and Cassie sometimes play this role to the more hysterical Emily.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Turns out Emily was right all along about something strange happening in the Art Rooms. [[spoiler: It just wasn't a ghost.]]
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* NewTransferStudent
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* NewTransferStudentMaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Lydia writes a story about having a conversation with a ghost by means of a Word document and presents it this way.
* NewTransferStudent: Riley and Amelia used to be enrolled at Brookfield, but never showed up. They are admitted to Ashbury on the KL Mason Patterson Scholarship.
* NewTransferStudent: Riley and Amelia used to be enrolled at Brookfield, but never showed up. They are admitted to Ashbury on the KL Mason Patterson Scholarship.
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The Ashbury Ghost is none other than Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, who has been hiding in the school and observing the events of the story.]]
* SuperCouple: Riley and Amelia.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Amelia loves blueberries, gingerbread and cinnamon.
* SuperCouple: Riley and Amelia.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Amelia loves blueberries, gingerbread and cinnamon.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mr Ludovico gives a pretty nasty one to Emily when she asks why he hasn't signed her application form, calling her a child and saying she doesn't have what it takes to become a lawyer.
* TheReveal:[[spoiler: The Ashbury Ghost is none other than Constance [[spoiler:Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, who has been hiding in the school and observing the events of the story.]]
* SuperCouple: Riley andAmelia.
Amelia are an in-universe example.
* TotallyRadical: The book was first published in 2009. Due to the rise of smartphones, the "txt spk" such as "c u l8r" that some characters use is rarely seen in the 2020s.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Amelia loves blueberries, gingerbread andcinnamon.cinnamon.
* UptownGirl: Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school.
* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their marriage, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many parties ensue.
* TheReveal:
* SuperCouple: Riley and
* TotallyRadical: The book was first published in 2009. Due to the rise of smartphones, the "txt spk" such as "c u l8r" that some characters use is rarely seen in the 2020s.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Amelia loves blueberries, gingerbread and
* UptownGirl: Emily is this to Charlie, likewise Lydia to Seb. The girls come from well-off families and attend a private school, whereas the boys have humbler backgrounds and attend a state[[note]]public[[/note]] school.
* WildTeenParty: Lydia's parents go on holiday to Tuscany to try to fix their marriage, leaving her home alone for weeks. Many parties ensue.
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''The Ghosts of Ashbury High'' (originally released in Australia as ''Dreaming of Amelia'') is a young adult novel written by Jaclyn Moriarty. Although it can also be read as a standalone novel, it is the fourth and final instalment in the Ashbury-Brookfield series, following ''Literature/FeelingSorryForCelia'', ''Literature/TheYearOfSecretAssignments'' and ''Literature/TheMurderOfBindyMackenzie''. Like its companion books, it is a largely EpistolaryNovel told through homework assignments, exam papers, blog entries, and meeting minutes, among others.
Riley and Amelia are two new students at the prestigious Ashbury High, having both been awarded scholarships. From the moment they arrive, teachers and students alike are fascinated with the gorgeous and talented pair, who are not only brilliant students, but have also been boyfriend and girlfriend since they were fourteen. With the HSC[[note]]Higher School Certificate, exams taken by Australian students in their final years of high school[[/note]] English exam on gothic fiction serving as a FramingDevice, the students of Ashbury begin to become obsessed with secrets, ghosts, and strange supernatural goings-on happening around the school. The story takes place over the course of roughly one year and features several characters who appeared in the previous books.
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!!Tropes:
* TheAce: Riley and Amelia - beautiful, academically and musically gifted, popular, and excellent swimmers to boot.
* ChekhovsArmoury: A common characteristic of Moriarty's books.
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* {{Doorstopper}}: Over 500 pages long.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Or rather the committee member nobody likes: Mr Ludovico.
* NewTransferStudent
* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen due to being sexually abused by her stepfather over several years.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The Ashbury Ghost is none other than Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, who has been hiding in the school and observing the events of the story.]]
* SuperCouple: Riley and Amelia.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Amelia loves blueberries, gingerbread and cinnamon.
Riley and Amelia are two new students at the prestigious Ashbury High, having both been awarded scholarships. From the moment they arrive, teachers and students alike are fascinated with the gorgeous and talented pair, who are not only brilliant students, but have also been boyfriend and girlfriend since they were fourteen. With the HSC[[note]]Higher School Certificate, exams taken by Australian students in their final years of high school[[/note]] English exam on gothic fiction serving as a FramingDevice, the students of Ashbury begin to become obsessed with secrets, ghosts, and strange supernatural goings-on happening around the school. The story takes place over the course of roughly one year and features several characters who appeared in the previous books.
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!!Tropes:
* TheAce: Riley and Amelia - beautiful, academically and musically gifted, popular, and excellent swimmers to boot.
* ChekhovsArmoury: A common characteristic of Moriarty's books.
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* {{Doorstopper}}: Over 500 pages long.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Or rather the committee member nobody likes: Mr Ludovico.
* NewTransferStudent
* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Amelia ran away from home at age thirteen due to being sexually abused by her stepfather over several years.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The Ashbury Ghost is none other than Constance Milligan, an elderly ex-student and committee member, who has been hiding in the school and observing the events of the story.]]
* SuperCouple: Riley and Amelia.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Amelia loves blueberries, gingerbread and cinnamon.
