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* {{Hypocrite}}: UpToEleven with Teresa, who is anything but conservatively Christian in her behavior. In addition to tormenting Mena psychologically ''and'' physically, Teresa curses and dresses provocatively to emphasize her figure. Furthermore, Teresa and most of the other youth group kids were anything but Christlike in the way they treated Denny. Mena notes that Teresa has always been two-faced like that, even when they were friends, and that she used to admire Teresa for her outspokenness.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: UpToEleven with Teresa, who Teresa is anything but conservatively Christian in her behavior. In addition to tormenting Mena psychologically ''and'' physically, Teresa curses and dresses provocatively to emphasize her figure. Furthermore, Teresa and most of the other youth group kids were anything but Christlike in the way they treated Denny. Mena notes that Teresa has always been two-faced like that, even when they were friends, and that she used to admire Teresa for her outspokenness.
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* AlphaBitch: Teresa.
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* AlphaBitch: Teresa. Possibly an even more dangerous example than most, because she legitimately thinks she has God on her side (or at least acts like it).
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold her hand. By contrast, Mena notes that Teresa and Adam were [[TeensAreMonsters out and out cruel]] in their treatment of Denny and seemed to ''enjoy'' being mean to him; furthermore, they show no remorse about [[spoiler:Denny's suicide attempt]] and instead turn on Mena for "betraying" them.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold her hand. By Furthermore, Bethany is the pastor's daughter, and with someone like him for a father, what chance does a person have? Bethany seems to legitimately feel bad that Denny tried to kill himself; by contrast, Mena notes that Teresa and Adam were [[TeensAreMonsters out and out cruel]] in to him and seem to not care that their treatment of Denny and seemed actions nearly drove him to ''enjoy'' being mean to him; furthermore, they show no remorse about [[spoiler:Denny's suicide attempt]] and instead turn on Mena for "betraying" them.suicide.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: UpToEleven with Teresa, who is anything but conservatively Christian in her behavior. In addition to tormenting Mena psychologically ''and'' physically, Teresa curses and dresses provocatively to emphasize her figure. Furthermore, Teresa and most of the other youth group kids were anything but Christlike in the way they treated Denny. Mena notes that Teresa has always been two-faced like that, even when they were friends, and that she used to admire Teresa for her outspokenness.
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* TheUnseen: Denny, who, despite being the catalyst for the events leading up to the novel, is only mentioned.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold her hand. By contrast, Mena notes that Teresa and Adam were [[TeensAreMonsters out and out cruel]] in their treatment of Denny and seemed to ''enjoy'' being mean to him.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold her hand. By contrast, Mena notes that Teresa and Adam were [[TeensAreMonsters out and out cruel]] in their treatment of Denny and seemed to ''enjoy'' being mean to him.him; furthermore, they show no remorse about [[spoiler:Denny's suicide attempt]] and instead turn on Mena for "betraying" them.
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* CoolTeacher: With her enthusiasm for science, Ms. Shepherd is this to students who are receptive to her messages and ready to learn. To students who try to undermine her approach by bringing religion into class discussions, she's a SternTeacher, and even declares that such students are not welcome in her class.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: UpToEleven with Teresa, who is anything but conservatively Christian in her behavior. In addition to tormenting Mena psychologically ''and'' physically, Teresa curses and dresses provocatively to emphasize her figure. Mena notes that Teresa has always been two-faced like that, even when they were friends.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: UpToEleven with Teresa, who is anything but conservatively Christian in her behavior. In addition to tormenting Mena psychologically ''and'' physically, Teresa curses and dresses provocatively to emphasize her figure. Mena notes that Teresa has always been two-faced like that, even when they were friends.friends, and that she used to admire Teresa for her outspokenness.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Although Mena did not participate in the bullying of Denny, she also didn't do anything to stop it, and feels guilty about it. The way in which she eventually chose to expose her former friends as bullies - writing Denny a letter - caused more problems than it solved.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold her hand.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold her hand. By contrast, Mena notes that Teresa and Adam were [[TeensAreMonsters out and out cruel]] in their treatment of Denny and seemed to ''enjoy'' being mean to him.
* TheFundamentalist: Everyone at Mena's church.
* TheFundamentalist: Everyone at Mena's church.
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* RavenHairIvoryskin: A trait Casey and Kayla inherited from their mother.
* ShownTheirWork: For fundamentalist Christian culture, and biology. The author was raised Fundamentalist Baptist, and sat in on high school biology classes as research.
* SinisterMinister: Pastor Wells.
* ShownTheirWork: For fundamentalist Christian culture, and biology. The author was raised Fundamentalist Baptist, and sat in on high school biology classes as research.
* SinisterMinister: Pastor Wells.
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* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Mena's mom gets one after Pastor Wells publicly humiliates her in front of the whole congregation]].
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* PreciousPuppy: Casey and Kayla's dog, Abbey, has twelve puppies who are to be sold to forever homes. Mena gets particularly attached to one named Christmas.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Mena's mom gets one after Pastor Wells publicly humiliates her in front of the wholecongregation]].congregation: "Son of a bitch"]].
* RavenHairIvoryskin: A trait Casey and Kayla inherited from their mother.
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* ShownTheirWork: For fundamentalist Christian culture, and biology. The author was raised Fundamentalist Baptist, and sat in on high school biology classes as research.
* SinisterMinister: Pastor Wells.
* SinisterMinister: Pastor Wells.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold he hand.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold he her hand.
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* BrokenTears: Bethany has these when she sees the Bible Grrrl Sez column in the school paper and when confronting Mena on why she told people.
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* BrokenTears: Bethany has these when she sees the Bible Grrrl Sez column in the school paper and when confronting Mena on why she told people.people about Denny.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: In a later chapter, Mena wonders if Denny was actually even gay at all, but then adds if he was then who's business is it to anyone that bullied him.
* AffectionateNickname: Kayla and Casey are called "K" and "C" by their mother respectively.
* BreakTheCutie: Mena, having her old friends hate and bully her at school, her parents barely register her existence at home, and has to continuously lie to her parents so she can see her only friends.
* BrokenTears: Bethany has these when she sees the Bible Grrrl Sez column in the school paper and when confronting Mena on why she told people.
** [[spoiler: Mena and her mother following Pastor Wells's sermon and in Mena's confessional.]]
* AffectionateNickname: Kayla and Casey are called "K" and "C" by their mother respectively.
* BreakTheCutie: Mena, having her old friends hate and bully her at school, her parents barely register her existence at home, and has to continuously lie to her parents so she can see her only friends.
* BrokenTears: Bethany has these when she sees the Bible Grrrl Sez column in the school paper and when confronting Mena on why she told people.
** [[spoiler: Mena and her mother following Pastor Wells's sermon and in Mena's confessional.]]
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* DisappearedDad: Casey and Kayla's father died of cancer three years before the events of the novel.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Denny.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Denny.]]Denny, thankfully his parents caught him before he went through with it.]]
* {{Expy}}: Very similar to the young adult novel "Speak."
* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold he hand.
* {{Expy}}: Very similar to the young adult novel "Speak."
* FauxAffablyEvil: Mena comments that Bethany, while she took part in Denny's bullying, had pure intentions and her heart was in the right place because she thought she was helping him, Mena can't even bring herself to dislike her and even say if she were dying, she'd want Bethany to hold he hand.
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* OfficialCouple: Mena and Casey. Also Kayla and Josh.
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* ShesNotMyGirlfriend: Casey says this word for word when Kayla calls Mena his girlfriend.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bethany.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bethany.Bethany.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "MS SHEPHERD GOES TO CHURCH?"]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "MS SHEPHERD GOES TO CHURCH?"]]
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* CureYourGays: How the church responds to gay student Denny Pierce.
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* CureYourGays: How the church responds responded to gay student student, Denny Pierce.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Denny.]]
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Teresa's method of converting boys to Christ.
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Teresa's method of converting boys to Christ.modus operandi.
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* CureYourGays: How the church responds to gay student Denny Pierce.
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* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Mena's mom gets one after Pastor Wells publicly humiliates her in front of the whole congregation]].congregation]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bethany.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bethany.
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* DeadpanSnarker: All of the main characters have their moments.
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Teresa's method of converting boys to Christ.
* RavenHairIvoryskin: A trait Casey and Kayla inherited from their mother.
* RavenHairIvoryskin: A trait Casey and Kayla inherited from their mother.
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* GeekyIsSexy
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* NerdsAreSexy
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''Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature'' is a 2007 young adult novel written by Robin Brande. The story follows high school freshman Mena Reece, who has just been excommunicated from her fundamentalist church. She faces bullying from her former church friends, especially her former best friend Teresa. Things get even more dramatic when her biology teacher, Ms. Shepherd starts a unit on evolution, prompting the church kids to stage a protest in favor of Intelligent Design. Meanwhile, Mena starts to develop feelings for her lab partner, Casey Connor.
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''Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature'' is a 2007 [[YoungAdultLiterature young adult novel novel]] written by Robin Brande. The story follows high school freshman Mena Reece, who has just been excommunicated from her fundamentalist church. She faces bullying from her former church friends, especially her former best friend Teresa. Things get even more dramatic when her biology teacher, Ms. Shepherd starts a unit on evolution, prompting the church kids to stage a protest in favor of Intelligent Design. Meanwhile, Mena starts to develop feelings for her lab partner, Casey Connor.
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''Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature'' is a 2007 young adult novel written by Robin Brande. The story follows high school freshman Mena Reece, who has just been excommunicated from her fundamentalist church. She faces bullying from her former church friends, especially her former best friend Teresa. Things get even more dramatic when her biology teacher, Ms. Shepherd starts a unit on evolution, prompting the church kids to stage a protest in favor of Intelligent Design. Meanwhile, Mena starts to develop feelings for her lab partner, Casey Connor.
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!!This novel provides examples of:
* AlphaBitch: Teresa.
* TheFundamentalist: Everyone at Mena's church.
* GeekyIsSexy
* ShownTheirWork: For fundamentalist Christian culture, and biology. The author was raised Fundamentalist Baptist, and sat in on high school biology classes as research.
* SinisterMinister: Pastor Wells.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Mena's mom gets one after Pastor Wells publicly humiliates her in front of the whole congregation]].
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!!This novel provides examples of:
* AlphaBitch: Teresa.
* TheFundamentalist: Everyone at Mena's church.
* GeekyIsSexy
* ShownTheirWork: For fundamentalist Christian culture, and biology. The author was raised Fundamentalist Baptist, and sat in on high school biology classes as research.
* SinisterMinister: Pastor Wells.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Mena's mom gets one after Pastor Wells publicly humiliates her in front of the whole congregation]].
