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•Nicks illustrations don't exactly help, as Ellie is only a bit bigger than his usual characters that are drawn very unrealistically thin for 10-14 year olds, so it is most likely the former
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•Nicks illustrations don't exactly help, help, as Ellie is only a bit bigger than his usual characters that are drawn very unrealistically thin for 10-14 year olds, so it is most likely the former
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•Nicks illustrations don't exactly help, as Ellie is only a bit bigger than his usual characters that are drawn very unrealistically thin for 10-14 year olds, so it is most likely the former
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The technology (landline phones, [=CDs=], computers that don't have email) and cultural references (Series/XenaWarriorPrincess, Series/TheXFiles) place the series firmly in the late 90s. Magda also finds Mr Windsor's address by looking in the phone book.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The technology (landline phones, [=CDs=], computers that don't have email) and cultural references (Series/XenaWarriorPrincess, Series/TheXFiles) place the series firmly in the late90s. 90s.
** In ''Girls Under Pressure, the TV aerial goes down at the family's cottage in Wales so Mr Allard buys a portable TV. These have become obsolete thanks to internet streaming services being available on smartphones and laptops, negating the need for an actual television set. [=TVs=] have also become much smaller and lighter compared to the huge, bulky CRT [=TVs=] that would've been around when the book was written.
** Also in ''Girls Under Pressure'', Ellie goes to a public phone box to call her friends.
** Magdaalso finds Mr Windsor's address by looking in the phone book.book in ''Girls Out Late''.
** The technology (landline phones, [=CDs=], computers that don't have email) and cultural references (Series/XenaWarriorPrincess, Series/TheXFiles) place the series firmly in the late
** In ''Girls Under Pressure, the TV aerial goes down at the family's cottage in Wales so Mr Allard buys a portable TV. These have become obsolete thanks to internet streaming services being available on smartphones and laptops, negating the need for an actual television set. [=TVs=] have also become much smaller and lighter compared to the huge, bulky CRT [=TVs=] that would've been around when the book was written.
** Also in ''Girls Under Pressure'', Ellie goes to a public phone box to call her friends.
** Magda
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The technology (landline phones, CDs, computers that don't have email) and cultural references (Series/XenaWarriorPrincess, Series/TheXFiles) place the series firmly in the late 90s. Magda also finds Mr Windsor's address by looking in the phone book.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The technology (landline phones, CDs, [=CDs=], computers that don't have email) and cultural references (Series/XenaWarriorPrincess, Series/TheXFiles) place the series firmly in the late 90s. Magda also finds Mr Windsor's address by looking in the phone book.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The technology (landline phones, CDs, computers that don't have email) and cultural references (Series/XenaWarriorPrincess, Series/TheXFiles) place the series firmly in the late 90s. Magda also finds Mr Windsor's address by looking in the phone book.
* ValuesDissonance:
** When Anna tells Ellie's dad about Ellie's disordered eating habits, his reaction is to deny it, then to get angry and yell at Ellie. In the 2020s, there is much more awareness around mental health and eating disorders in teenagers. Could also be seen as TruthInTelevision as many parents even today react this way when discovering their child has a mental health issue.
** Ellie also feels tense when she goes to visit Zoe in the psychiatric ward and worries about the people she might see in there. There is now much less of a taboo around psychiatric illnesses.
** 18-year-old Liam hanging around a school trying to pick up 13- and 14-year-old girls would likely be taken much more seriously nowadays.
* ValuesDissonance:
** When Anna tells Ellie's dad about Ellie's disordered eating habits, his reaction is to deny it, then to get angry and yell at Ellie. In the 2020s, there is much more awareness around mental health and eating disorders in teenagers. Could also be seen as TruthInTelevision as many parents even today react this way when discovering their child has a mental health issue.
** Ellie also feels tense when she goes to visit Zoe in the psychiatric ward and worries about the people she might see in there. There is now much less of a taboo around psychiatric illnesses.
** 18-year-old Liam hanging around a school trying to pick up 13- and 14-year-old girls would likely be taken much more seriously nowadays.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Nadine is supposed to be Ellie's oldest and best friend, but is frequently mean to her.
* StayInTheKitchen: Ellie's dad's aversion to Anna pursuing a knitwear designing career may come off this way. Ellie also lampshades the trope by claiming he didn't let her mum work.
* StayInTheKitchen: Ellie's dad's aversion to Anna pursuing a knitwear designing career may come off this way. Ellie also lampshades the trope by claiming he didn't let her mum work.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Several main characters in ''Girls in Tears'' seem to fall victim to this.
** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, plagiarises her work to enter an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
** Ellie's friends are also much meaner in the final book. Nadine makes a very nasty comment to Ellie about her weight despite ''knowing'' that Ellie has struggled with an eating disorder due to her body image issues. Magda then downplays the incident, telling Ellie she is just acting upset to make her friends beg her for forgiveness.
** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, plagiarises her work to enter an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
** Ellie's friends are also much meaner in the final book. Nadine makes a very nasty comment to Ellie about her weight despite ''knowing'' that Ellie has struggled with an eating disorder due to her body image issues. Magda then downplays the incident, telling Ellie she is just acting upset to make her friends beg her for forgiveness.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Ellie really overweight, or is her body image so distorted that she just thinks she is?
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* Squick: Ellie's dad is around his 50s whereas his wife Anna is only 27. Their son is Eggs is mentioned to be 6 years old, meaning he was born when Anna was 21 years old. It's also mentioned that Ellie's dad met Anna at the art college where he teaches. It's not explicitly clarified what age his students are, but "colleges" in the UK usually cater to students 16-18 years old, most commonly taking A-levels before entering university - meaning he may have first met Anna when she was still in her teens...
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* Squick: {{Squick}}: Ellie's dad is around his 50s whereas his wife Anna is only 27. Their son is Eggs is mentioned to be 6 years old, meaning he was born when Anna was 21 years old. It's also mentioned that Ellie's dad met Anna at the art college where he teaches. It's not explicitly clarified what age his students are, but "colleges" in the UK usually cater to students 16-18 years old, most commonly taking A-levels before entering university - meaning he may have first met Anna when she was still in her teens...teens. May be a case of ValuesDissonance as the average age of first marriage has been steadily rising - in the 90s, it would have been less unusual for someone in their early twenties to get married.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Nadine is supposed to be Ellie's oldest and best friend, but is frequently mean to her.
* StayInTheKitchen: Ellie's dad's aversion to Anna pursuing a knitwear designing career may come off this way. Ellie also lampshades the trope by claiming he didn't let her mum work.
* Squick: Ellie's dad is around his 50s whereas his wife Anna is only 27. Their son is Eggs is mentioned to be 6 years old, meaning he was born when Anna was 21 years old. It's also mentioned that Ellie's dad met Anna at the art college where he teaches. It's not explicitly clarified what age his students are, but "colleges" in the UK usually cater to students 16-18 years old, most commonly taking A-levels before entering university - meaning he may have first met Anna when she was still in her teens...
* StayInTheKitchen: Ellie's dad's aversion to Anna pursuing a knitwear designing career may come off this way. Ellie also lampshades the trope by claiming he didn't let her mum work.
* Squick: Ellie's dad is around his 50s whereas his wife Anna is only 27. Their son is Eggs is mentioned to be 6 years old, meaning he was born when Anna was 21 years old. It's also mentioned that Ellie's dad met Anna at the art college where he teaches. It's not explicitly clarified what age his students are, but "colleges" in the UK usually cater to students 16-18 years old, most commonly taking A-levels before entering university - meaning he may have first met Anna when she was still in her teens...
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* StayInTheKitchen: Ellie's dad's aversion to Anna pursuing a knitwear designing career may come off this way. Ellie also lampshades the trope by claiming he didn't let her mum work.
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** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, copies a cartoon character she invented for an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
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** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, copies a cartoon character she invented for plagiarises her work to enter an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
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** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, copies her character to enter an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
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** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, copies her a cartoon character to enter she invented for an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Several main characters in ''Girls in Tears'' seem to fall victim to this.
** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, copies her character to enter an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
** Ellie's friends are also much meaner in the final book. Nadine makes a very nasty comment to Ellie about her weight despite ''knowing'' that Ellie has struggled with an eating disorder due to her body image issues. Magda then downplays the incident, telling Ellie she is just acting upset to make her friends beg her for forgiveness.
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** When he is first introduced in ''Girls Out Late'', Russell has his flaws but is clearly smitten with Ellie, inviting her to a dance and buying her pretty hairslides. However, in ''Girls In Tears'', he tries to pressure Ellie into going further with him than she's comfortable with, copies her character to enter an art contest and then denies it, insults her looks, and kisses her best friend. Some readers were dissatisfied when they [[spoiler: get back together]] at the end of the book.
** Ellie's friends are also much meaner in the final book. Nadine makes a very nasty comment to Ellie about her weight despite ''knowing'' that Ellie has struggled with an eating disorder due to her body image issues. Magda then downplays the incident, telling Ellie she is just acting upset to make her friends beg her for forgiveness.
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