History Literature / DegrassiJuniorHigh

During the original run of ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' and ''Series/DegrassiHigh'', tie-in novels were published centered around a specific character. These include Spike, Joey, Melanie, Snake, Maya, BLT, Caitlin, Wheels, Shane, and Stephanie. The books are written mostly based on the characters' plotlines and from the show, although some can take a different turn altogether. A story novel called ''Exit Stage Left'' was also released, which involved the students of Degrassi staging a school play.

Because the novels were written by different people, some inconsistencies are present when it comes to names, geography, and events. For instance, in Maya's novel, Claude (Caitlin's ex-boyfriend) is described as a different person to another guy Caitlin dated who was a wannabe anti-nuclear activist. Some characters' full or last names can be completely different, and various places like hotels are said to be located closer to or across from the school, which [[ArtisticLicenseGeography they aren't on the show and in real life]].

During the show's original run, tie-in novels were published centered around a specific character. These include Spike, Joey, Melanie, Snake, Maya, BLT, Caitlin, Wheels, Shane, and Stephanie. The books are written mostly based on the characters' plotlines and from the show, although some can take a different turn altogether. A story novel called ''Exit Stage Left'' was also released, which involved the students of Degrassi staging a school play.

** ''Exit Stage Left'' features a second Zit Remedy song which is never ever played in the show: "[[OverlyLongTitle I Don't Want To Be A Porcupine With Anyone Else But You, Baby]]".[[note]]Joey briefly mentions two songs at the beginning of DJH episode "A Helping Hand"[[/note]]

* PrecisionFStrike: Although ''School's Out'' is considered the first and only time swearing was used in ''Degrassi'', Shane's novel has him say "shit" at one point.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The books are extremely rare on the used market, especially ''Spike'', which can go for hundreds of dollars on online bookstores. Only ''Stephanie Kaye'' and "Exit stage left" managed to make it onto the Internet Archive in English, where it can be borrowed.

* ''Lucy'': Tired of her parents' constant absence, Lucy, with the help of her friends, plans a secret getaway to the Bahamas.

* ''Lucy''

Because the novels were written by different people, some inconsistencies are present when it comes to names, geography, and events. For instance, in Maya's novel, Claude (Caitlin's ex-boyfriend) is described as a different person to another guy Caitlin dated who ditched her to get arrested at the nuke plant. Some characters' full or last names can be completely different, and various places like hotels are said to be located closer to or across from the school, which [[ArtisticLicenseGeography they aren't on the show and in real life]].

* AdaptationalExpansion: The main purpose behind these novels. As this was a half-hour show with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, they couldn't go in too deep with particular characters, and so the novels were made as a way to rectify that. Even more minor characters like Maya Goldberg (the girl in the wheelchair) were given novels. Some major examples include:

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Caitlin'' deals with the UsefulNotes/ColdWar: Soviets, Chernobyl, nuclear annhilation, and the Greenham Common. Her book in particular is littered with references to late 80s geopolitics and pop culture, and even mentions an actual short film made by Canada's film board starring Australian anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott.

** In ''Caitlin'', Caitlin meets and gets politically involved with a guy named Robert, who is totally an expy of Claude Tanner. He is [[CallBack briefly mentioned again]] in Maya's novel, the two having already split by then.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The books are extremely rare on the used market, especially ''Spike'', which can go for hundreds of dollars on online bookstores. Only ''Stephanie Kaye'' managed to make it onto the Internet Archive, where it can be borrowed.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The ''Degrassi'' novels are generally hard to find these days, despite being widely distributed during the show's run, and several of them having been reprinted at the height of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'''s popularity. Spike's novel in particular is notoriously difficult to find, with online bookstores charging unncessarily high amounts for the few listings there. Occasionally, a listing on eBay might surface with any one of the books (or a bundle) being sold for a reasonable price, but they are usually snapped up pretty quickly. However, this is slightly averted, as nobody has made any [=PDFs=]/[=ePubs =]of them available for free online.

* BitchSlap: In Spike's novel, she does this on Shane.....''twice'', during an argument.[[note]]In the argument, Shane makes a comment comparing his father, a minister, to her mother, who was [[Generation Xerox an unwed teen when she had Spike]]. The comment enraged Spike, leading to the slap.[[/note]]

* BitchSlap: In ''Spike'' when Spike and Shane are arguing and Shane makes a comment about how his father is a minister and her mom had Spike out of wedlock, Spike takes this as an assumption that her mom was a slut and she does this '''''TWICE''''', the second harder than the last.

* AdaptationNameChange: Quite a few:
** In Stephanie Kaye's novel, Snake's full name is "Michael Snakowski". Not Archie Simpson, as it is on TV.
** In ''Exit Stage Left'', Lucy's last name is Baines, instead of Fernandez as it is on TV.

** ''Exit Stage Left'' features a second Zit Remedy song which is never ever played in the show: "[[OverlyLongTitle I Don't Want To Be A Porcupine With Anyone Else But You, Baby]]".

* AdaptationalExpansion: The main purpose behind these novels. As the show centered around an ensemble cast, it couldn't exactly touch on every character in enough depth, even the more popular ones, and so the novels were made as a way to rectify that. Even more minor characters like Maya Goldberg (the girl in the wheelchair) were given novels. Some major examples include:

* FirstPersonPerspective: ''Spike'' is written from her point of view; none of the other books (as far as are easily available) are written this way.

* HeroicBSOD: Joey in ''Joey Jeremiah'', after the Zit Remedy get third place in the battle of the bands competition that he had a major hand in promoting and scouting judges for.

* In ''BLT'', the way Nick (one of BLT's new basketball buddies) is described both in appearance and in demeanor resembles Snake.

** In ''Caitlin'', Caitlin meets and gets politically involved with a guy named Robert, who is totally an expy of Claude Tanner.

* FreakOut: In ''Stephanie Kaye'', the news that a Grade 9 would be added to Degrassi is just the icing on the cake that is Stephanie's downward spiral ([[spoiler:basically most of the events in the television series with some extra "goodies"]]) and she has a complete batshit meltdown outside the front of the school, throwing rocks at the building while screaming and crying, and even threatening the twins (who were trying to calm her down) briefly before collapsing in tears.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Caitlin'' deals with UsefulNotes/TheColdWar: Soviets, Chernobyl, nuclear annhilation, and the Greenham Common. Her book in particular is littered with references to late 80s geopolitics and pop culture, and even mentions an actual short film made by Canada's film board starring Australian anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott.

* OneWordTitle: With the exception of ''Exit Stage Left'', ''Joey Jeremiah'' and ''Stephanie Kaye'', every other book has the character's first name.