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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery, written by Alex Shearer. It tells the story of Carly, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's help. It was published in 2002.
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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery, written by Alex Shearer. It tells the story of Carly, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's Carly's help. It was published in 2002.
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* AscendedFridgeHorror: By way of {{Foreshadowing}}. Carly says that her mother often doesn't believe what she says, due to her daydreamy tendencies. This helps to confirm that [[spoiler:Carly's mother will likely never believe that her daughter was body-snatched into the body of an old woman, and she will die, relatively soon and unhappily.]]
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* AscendedFridgeHorror: By way of {{Foreshadowing}}. {{Foreshadowing}}.
** Carly says that her mother often doesn't believe what she says, due to her daydreamy tendencies. This helps to confirm that [[spoiler:Carly's mother will likely never believe that her daughter was body-snatched into the body of an old woman, and she will die, relatively soon and unhappily.]]
** Carly's grandmother had dementia before her death. Carly promises that she'll always look after her, reducing her mother to tears. [[spoiler:Except Carly isn't in her own body anymore and Grace and Meredith are very cruel and unpleasant.]]
** Carly says that her mother often doesn't believe what she says, due to her daydreamy tendencies. This helps to confirm that [[spoiler:Carly's mother will likely never believe that her daughter was body-snatched into the body of an old woman, and she will die, relatively soon and unhappily.]]
** Carly's grandmother had dementia before her death. Carly promises that she'll always look after her, reducing her mother to tears. [[spoiler:Except Carly isn't in her own body anymore and Grace and Meredith are very cruel and unpleasant.]]
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* AbusiveOffspring: Meredith terrorises her elderly grandmother, who raised her as a parent...by imprisoning "original" Meredith in her body. [[spoiler:Except she didn't. Meredith and her grandmother are working together to trap Connie in her grandmother's body. Now they've succeeded, though, it seems likely that Meredith will at least stay emotionally abusive, if not worse.]]
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* AbusiveOffspring: Meredith terrorises her elderly grandmother, Grace, who raised her as a parent...by imprisoning "original" Meredith in her body. [[spoiler:Except she didn't. Meredith and her grandmother Grace are working together to trap Connie in her grandmother's Grace's elderly body. Now they've succeeded, though, it seems likely that Meredith will at least stay emotionally abusive, if not worse.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Carly "frees" Meredith's grandmother...only she wasn't Meredith's actual grandmother. They're sisters, and they were manipulating Carly into giving up her own body through astral projection.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Carly "frees" Meredith's grandmother...Grace...only she wasn't Meredith's actual grandmother. They're sisters, and they were manipulating Carly into giving up her own body through astral projection.]]
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Carly persists at befriending Meredith despite Meredith's apparent disinterest and aloofness. It goes badly.
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* AscendedFridgeHorror: By way of {{Foreshadowing}}. Carly says that her mother often doesn't believe what she says, due to her daydreamy tendencies. This helps to confirm that [[spoiler:Carly's mother will likely never believe that her daughter was body-snatched into the body of an old woman, and she will die, relatively soon and unhappily.]]
* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Carly "frees" Meredith's grandmother...only she wasn't Meredith's actual grandmother. They're sisters, and they were manipulating Carly into giving up her own body through astral projection.]]
* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Carly "frees" Meredith's grandmother...only she wasn't Meredith's actual grandmother. They're sisters, and they were manipulating Carly into giving up her own body through astral projection.]]
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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery, written by Alex Shearer. It tells the story of Connie, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's help. It was published in 2002.
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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery, written by Alex Shearer. It tells the story of Connie, Carly, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's help. It was published in 2002.
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* AbusiveOffspring: Meredith terrorises her elderly grandmother, who raised her as a parent...by imprisoning "original" Meredith in her body. [[spoiler:Except she didn't. Meredith and her grandmother are working together to trap Connie in her grandmother's body. Now they've succeeded, though, it seems likely that Meredith will at least stay emotionally abusive, if not worse.]]
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* FriendlessBackground: Carly had no friends before meeting Meredith, who became her OnlyFriend.
* RedheadsAreUncool: Carly has red hair and is very shy and uncomfortable in her own skin.
* AbusiveOffspring: Meredith terrorises her elderly grandmother, who raised her as a parent...by imprisoning "original" Meredith in her body. [[spoiler:Except she didn't. Meredith and her grandmother are working together to trap Connie in her grandmother's body. Now they've succeeded, though, it seems likely that Meredith will at least stay emotionally abusive, if not worse.]]
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* FriendlessBackground: Carly had no friends before meeting Meredith, who became her OnlyFriend.
* RedheadsAreUncool: Carly has red hair and is very shy and uncomfortable in her own skin.
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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery. It tells the story of Connie, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's help. It was published in 2002.
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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery.mystery, written by Alex Shearer. It tells the story of Connie, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's help. It was published in 2002.
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''The Stolen'' is a British paranormal middle-grade novel, with elements of horror and mystery. It tells the story of Connie, a lonely twelve-year-old who befriends the new girl at school, Meredith, only to learn that Meredith - and her mysterious grandmother - are hiding a huge secret, with which they need Connie's help. It was published in 2002.
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