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* ShoutOut: The twins' mother is a big fan of [[Creator/JuliaChild the French Chef]].
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: The title characters are fraternal twins. Beverly Cleary herself is the mother of fraternal twins, Malcolm and Marianne, and based much of the story on her own experiences with them.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: The title characters are fraternal twins. Beverly Cleary herself is was the mother of fraternal twins, Malcolm and Marianne, and based much of the story on her own experiences with them.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The kids are amazed to have a television in their classroom, and the fact that they have one in their home is a recurring annoyance to their father. Nowadays, many homes have multiple televisions, and schools have much more advanced teaching aids.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The book hasn't aged particularly well for this reason. To cite perhaps the biggest example, the twins' father is rather staunchly opposed to his children watching television and doesn't even particularly like the fact that the family ''owns'' one. Meanwhile, it's a remarkable thing for the kids are amazed to that they have a television in their classroom, and the fact that they have one in their home is a recurring annoyance to their father.classroom. Nowadays, many homes have multiple televisions, and schools have much more advanced teaching aids.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The kids are amazed to have a television in their classroom, and the fact that they have one in their home is a recurring annoyance to their father. Nowadays, many homes have multiple televisions, and schools have much more advanced teaching aids.
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* FashionDissonance: Some clothing-related bits of the story are a little odd to modern readers. It's extremely uncommon anymore for Girl Scouts to wear their uniforms to school, even on meeting days. Additionally, when Amy is cleaning her room, there's a specific mention of her hanging up her petticoat - the average fifth-grader nowadays might not even know what that is.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The book hasn't aged particularly well for this reason. For example, the twins' father is rather staunchly opposed to his children watching television and doesn't even particularly like the fact that the family ''owns'' one. Viewed through a modern lens, this comes off exceedingly strange.
* ValuesDissonance: Another reason the book hasn't aged especially well, especially with the way both the parents and the school respond to Alan's bullying.
* ValuesDissonance: Another reason the book hasn't aged especially well, especially with the way both the parents and the school respond to Alan's bullying.
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* FashionDissonance: Some clothing-related bits of the story are a little odd to modern readers. It's extremely uncommon anymore for Girl Scouts to wear their uniforms to school, even on meeting days. Additionally, when Amy is cleaning her room, there's a specific mention of her hanging up her petticoat - the average fifth-grader nowadays might not even know what that is.
* ShoutOut: The twins' mother is a big fan of [[Creator/JuliaChild the French Chef]].
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The book hasn't aged particularly well for this reason. For example, the twins' father is rather staunchly opposed to his children watching television and doesn't even particularly like the fact that the family ''owns'' one. Viewed through a modern lens, this comes off exceedingly strange.
* ValuesDissonance: Another reason the book hasn't aged especially well, especially with the way both the parents and the school respond to Alan's bullying.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The title characters are fraternal twins. Beverly Cleary herself is the mother of fraternal twins, Malcolm and Marianne, and based much of the story on her own experiences with them.
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* ShoutOut: The twins' mother is a big fan of [[Creator/JuliaChild the French Chef]].
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The book hasn't aged particularly well for this reason. For example, the twins' father is rather staunchly opposed to his children watching television and doesn't even particularly like the fact that the family ''owns'' one. Viewed through a modern lens, this comes off exceedingly strange.
* ValuesDissonance: Another reason the book hasn't aged especially well, especially with the way both the parents and the school respond to Alan's bullying.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The title characters are fraternal twins. Beverly Cleary herself is the mother of fraternal twins, Malcolm and Marianne, and based much of the story on her own experiences with them.
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