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* AdultFear: Ingrid gets put through a lot of situations that would make these books painful to read for adults, but she always gets out okay.
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Vincent was referred to as "Victor" by mistake
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* InevitableWaterfall: The aforementioned Echo Falls. [[spoiler:Victor Dunn goes over them in the climax of the first book, Ingrid only avoids that fate by clinging to the boom stretched across to prevent this exact occurrence.]]
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* InevitableWaterfall: The aforementioned Echo Falls. [[spoiler:Victor [[spoiler:Vincent Dunn goes over them in the climax of the first book, Ingrid only avoids that fate by clinging to the boom stretched across to prevent this exact occurrence.]]
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: InUniverse, Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: InUniverse, Victor Vincent Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
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Badass Grandpa cleaning
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* BadassGrandpa: Ingrid's grandfather, who has been fending off the government from taking away his farm for a while. See also the 2nd entry under BadassDriver.
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Marked ZC Es.
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!!''Echo Falls Mysteries'' provides examples of the following:
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Victor]] in the first book.
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* PapaWolf: Ingrid's grandfather.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chief Strade.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chief Strade.
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: InUniverse, Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: InUniverse, Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.Alice.
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This is normally a YMMV trope, so there's a notification telling us to move it to a YMMV page. But it really does belong here because it's an In Universe example, so I'm adding the words to hopefully get rid of the YMMV notification.
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: InUniverse, Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
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* EmbarrasingFirstName: Not overly embarrasing, but Ingrid isn't very fond of her name. She tries to make up a nickname, eventually coming up with 'Griddie', only to learn that nicknames have to be bestowed upon you by others.
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* EmbarrasingFirstName: EmbarrassingFirstName: Not overly embarrasing, but Ingrid isn't very fond of her name. She tries to make up a nickname, eventually coming up with 'Griddie', only to learn that nicknames have to be bestowed upon you by others.
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* SternTeacher: Mrs Groome, who accuses Ingrid of cheating, signs her up for Mathsfest and generally acts like she hates having her in her class.
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* BigBrotherBully: Ty can get rather unpleasant to Ingrid at times. Which isn't helped by a growing [[spoiler:Steroid habit]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The Ferrand company is decidedly dubious, and some of their employees even more so.
** Also Vincent Dunn's retelling of Alice in Wonderland, with Alice as a mallet wielding invader of a terrified world.
* DotingGrandparent: Grampy loves Ingrid, to the point where he implies [[spoiler:she's the only person he'd cover a crime for. ItMakesSenseInContext]]
* DotingGrandparent: Grampy loves Ingrid, to the point where he implies [[spoiler:she's the only person he'd cover a crime for. ItMakesSenseInContext]]
* InevitableWaterfall: The aforementioned Echo Falls. [[spoiler:Victor Dunn goes over them in the climax of the first book, Ingrid only avoids that fate by clinging to the boom stretched across to prevent this exact occurrence.]]
* KidDetective: Ingrid, of course.
* KidDetective: Ingrid, of course.
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* PapaWolf: Ingrid's grandfather.
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* PapaWolf: Ingrid's grandfather.grandfather.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chief Strade.
* SherlockScan: Attempted by Ingrid, Sherlock Holmes is her hero, but she usually just ends up noticing spinich in the teeth and odd wrinkles instead.
* TheDogBitesBack: Nigel finally gets his revenge on his [[spoiler:abusive previous owner when she attacks Ingrid.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ingrid loves Fresco energy drinks.
** Nigel is quite fond of T-bone steak. Also Hot Dogs.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chief Strade.
* SherlockScan: Attempted by Ingrid, Sherlock Holmes is her hero, but she usually just ends up noticing spinich in the teeth and odd wrinkles instead.
* TheDogBitesBack: Nigel finally gets his revenge on his [[spoiler:abusive previous owner when she attacks Ingrid.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ingrid loves Fresco energy drinks.
** Nigel is quite fond of T-bone steak. Also Hot Dogs.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Victor Dunn doesn't agree with the whimsical, comedic Alice in Wonderland story prepared, instead going for a darker, almost violent story with an evil Alice.
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How To Create A Works Page explicitly says "No bolding is used for work titles."
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'''''Echo Falls Mysteries''''' is a young adults' mystery series by Peter Abrahams. It stars a young girl named Ingrid who lives in the beautiful town of Echo Falls. However, behind the town's idyllic facade, sinister plots take place. It's up to Ingrid to solve the mysteries, catch the crooks, and restore peace to the town.
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* ActionGirl: Ingrid, so very much. She's a quick thinker who manages to get herself out of such situations as being chased by the villain or being kidnapped!
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* ActionGirl: Ingrid, so very much. She's AdultFear: Ingrid gets put through a quick thinker who manages to get herself out lot of such situations as being chased by the villain or being kidnapped!that would make these books painful to read for adults, but she always gets out okay.
* BadassDriver: At one point, Ingrid drives a car, despite being in middle school! Though she doesn't engage in any high-speed chases or anything, the fact that she is able to drive successfully at all is amazing!
** Ingrid's grandfather as well, as shown in the climax of the 2nd book.
* BadassGrandpa: Ingrid's grandfather, who has been fending off the government from taking away his farm for a while. See also the 2nd entry under BadassDriver.
** Ingrid's grandfather as well, as shown in the climax of the 2nd book.
* BadassGrandpa: Ingrid's grandfather, who has been fending off the government from taking away his farm for a while. See also the 2nd entry under BadassDriver.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The 2nd book is decidedly darker than the first. Not many young adult novels have the protagonist kidnapped near the start of the story!
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* BoundAndGagged: Happens to Ingrid when she is kidnapped at the beginning of the 2nd book.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The 2nd book is decidedly darker than the first. Not many young adult novels have the protagonist kidnapped near the start of thestory!story!
* DuctTapeForEverything: When Ingrid is kidnapped, she is BoundAndGagged with duct tape. Later, she tries using duct tape to figure out what happened to the aforementioned duct tape. That's a lot of duct tape!
* LittleMissBadass: Ingrid is a middle school-aged girl who has single-handedly gotten herself out of such situations as being chased by the BigBad and being kidnapped, BoundAndGagged!
* PapaWolf: Ingrid's grandfather.
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* DuctTapeForEverything: When Ingrid is kidnapped, she is BoundAndGagged with duct tape. Later, she tries using duct tape to figure out what happened to the aforementioned duct tape. That's a lot of duct tape!
* LittleMissBadass: Ingrid is a middle school-aged girl who has single-handedly gotten herself out of such situations as being chased by the BigBad and being kidnapped, BoundAndGagged!
* PapaWolf: Ingrid's grandfather.
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'''''Echo Falls Mysteries''''' is a young adults' mystery series by Peter Abrahams. It stars a young girl named Ingrid who lives in the beautiful town of Echo Falls. However, behind the town's idyllic facade, sinister plots occur behind the scenes. It's up to Ingrid to solve the mysteries, catch the crooks, and restore peace to the town.
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'''''Echo Falls Mysteries''''' is a young adults' mystery series by Peter Abrahams. It stars a young girl named Ingrid who lives in the beautiful town of Echo Falls. However, behind the town's idyllic facade, sinister plots occur behind the scenes.take place. It's up to Ingrid to solve the mysteries, catch the crooks, and restore peace to the town.
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'''''Echo Falls Mysteries''''' is a young adults' mystery series by Peter Abrahams. It stars a young girl named Ingrid who lives in the beautiful town of Echo Falls. However, behind the town's idyllic facade, sinister plots occur behind the scenes. It's up to Ingrid to solve the mysteries, catch the crooks, and restore peace to the town.
There are 3 books in the series:
# ''Down the Rabbit Hole'' (2005)
# ''Behind the Curtain'' (2006)
# ''Into the Dark'' (2008)
!!''Echo Falls Mysteries'' provides examples of the following:
* ActionGirl: Ingrid, so very much. She's a quick thinker who manages to get herself out of such situations as being chased by the villain or being kidnapped!
* AdultsAreUseless: Played with. None of the adults are portrayed as incompetent, but the ones who don't have malicious intentions simply misunderstand the situation and think that Ingrid is doing something bad. This is best exemplified in the 2nd book when Ingrid is tossing pieces of duct tape down the hill to try and find out what happened to the tape she had on her when she was kidnapped, when [[spoiler:Chief Strade spots her and thinks she's planting evidence.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Victor]] in the first book.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The 2nd book is decidedly darker than the first. Not many young adult novels have the protagonist kidnapped near the start of the story!
There are 3 books in the series:
# ''Down the Rabbit Hole'' (2005)
# ''Behind the Curtain'' (2006)
# ''Into the Dark'' (2008)
!!''Echo Falls Mysteries'' provides examples of the following:
* ActionGirl: Ingrid, so very much. She's a quick thinker who manages to get herself out of such situations as being chased by the villain or being kidnapped!
* AdultsAreUseless: Played with. None of the adults are portrayed as incompetent, but the ones who don't have malicious intentions simply misunderstand the situation and think that Ingrid is doing something bad. This is best exemplified in the 2nd book when Ingrid is tossing pieces of duct tape down the hill to try and find out what happened to the tape she had on her when she was kidnapped, when [[spoiler:Chief Strade spots her and thinks she's planting evidence.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Victor]] in the first book.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The 2nd book is decidedly darker than the first. Not many young adult novels have the protagonist kidnapped near the start of the story!
