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6	->''"I am not yet whole. Had I been, I could make this entire yard of boys kill each other. Gleefully."''
7	-->-- '''Quincrux''', ''The Twelve-Fingered Boy''
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9	''The Twelve-Fingered Boy'' Trilogy is a series of books written by John Hornor Jacobs. The main focus of these books is Shreveport Justice Cannon (or "Shreve"), a smart-mouthed convict and candy dealer in Casimir Pulaski Juvenile Detention Center. However, Shreve's mundane life in prison is changed by the arrival of his new cell mate: Jack Graves. Jack is quiet and reserved; however, his most striking feature is his fingers. Namely, that [[ExtraDigits he has twelve of them]].
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11	With the mystery of Jack's origins and powers along with an unnerving man determined to get him, Shreve certainly has his work cut out for him. Unfortunately, things are only getting started....
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14	!! ''The Twelve-Fingered Boy'' series contains examples of:
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16	%%* AmbiguouslyBi: Shreve has his moments, to the point where even he isn't sure.
17	%%* ArcWords: "Incarcerado".
18	* BigBad: Quincrux, a mysterious psychic with his eyes on Jack. [[spoiler:He isn't really the big bad.]]
19	%%* BigBrotherInstinct: Shreve has one for both his own little brother, Vig, and for Jack (to a degree).
20	%%* BodySnatcher: Several psychics, but most notably The Witch.
21	%%* CoolOldGuy: Jerry
22	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Shreve is prone to this, being a juvenile delinquent and all.
23	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Forcibly entering someone's mind is framed as an equivalent to sexual assault, [[spoiler:a fact which is especially disturbing when Shreve does it to Jack.]]
24	* TheDragon: The Witch to Quincrux [[spoiler:(although he isn't that broken up over her death...)]]
25	%%* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Whatever is in Maryland.]]
26	%%* EmotionEater: Some psychics, including The Witch [[spoiler:and Shreve.]]
27	* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Shreve and Quincrux against whatever is in Maryland.]]
28	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quincrux may be a sinister older man interested in Jack, but he is ''not'' a pedophile.
29	* ExtraDigits: The book is named after Jack, who has six fingers on each hand.
30	* GreatEscape: An escape from both prison and the people hunting Jack.
31	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: Shreve and Jack.
32	* HorrifyingTheHorror: [[spoiler:Shreve manages the scare '''The Witch''' in the second book. And then he destroys her mind.]]
33	%%* LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:Shreve, especially during the second book.]]
34	%%* MasterOfIllusion: An easy trick for psychics.
35	%%* MindManipulation: Another obvious one.
36	* MindRape: Is literally referred to as "rape", as the invasion of privacy and damage it may cause is similar.
37	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Witch, [[spoiler:A.K.A, Ilsa Moteff]]
38	%%* PariahPrisoner: [[spoiler:Shreve by the second book.]]
39	* PeoplePuppets: Powerful enough psychics can control several people at one time.
40	%%* PetTheDog: Shreve's interactions with Jack and his younger brother, Vig.
41	* PromotionToParent: As a result of his alcoholic mother, Shreve became a father to his brother.
42	* PsychicNosebleed: A common symptom of victims of possession or those doing the possessing.
43	* SarcasmFailure: The main sign that something is ''seriously'' wrong with Shreve is that he loses is DeadpanSnarker tendencies.
44	* SanitySlippage: The strain of reading minds and other psychic powers may lead to insanity.
45	* SharpDressedMan: Practically the defining trait of Booth, one of the correctional officers at Casimir Pulaski.

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