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* AndIMustScream: There are several times when Skylar needs to say or ask something crucially important, [[TheSpeechless but can't]]. In a story about his childhood, he tells the reader that he once got locked in a school closet and screamed for help, but no one could hear him, and he wasn't found for hours.
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* BilingualBonus: When Skylar gives a pair of windchimes to Shaman Quick as a present, the shaman says something to him in Shoshone, which Skylar doesn't understand.[[hottip:*: "Aikwehibite, aishen."]] The shaman is actually saying, "Violet? Thank you." Presumably, the windchimes were violet in color. But [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} Violet was the name of Shaman Quick's daughter, who, like Skylar's mom, was murdered by Rafael's dad.]]]]
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* BilingualBonus: When Skylar gives a pair of windchimes to Shaman Quick as a present, the shaman says something to him in Shoshone, which Skylar doesn't understand.[[hottip:*: "Aikwehibite, [[hottip:*:"Aikwehibite, aishen."]] "]] The shaman is actually saying, "Violet? Thank you." Presumably, the windchimes were violet in color. But [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} Violet was the name of Shaman Quick's daughter, who, like Skylar's mom, was murdered by Rafael's dad.]]]]
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* BilingualBonus: When Skylar gives a pair of windchimes to Shaman Quick as a present, the shaman says something to him in Shoshone, which Skylar doesn't understand.[[hottip:*: "Aikwehibite, aishen."]] The shaman is actually saying, "Violet? Thank you." Presumably, the windchimes were violet in color. But [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} Violet was the name of Shaman Quick's daughter, who, like Skylar's mom, was murdered by Rafael's dad.]]]]
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** Skylar is mellow and friendly with a good sense of humor. He's polite and respectful of elders. And he tried to blow up a school drinking fountain when he was ten.
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** Skylar is mellow and friendly with a good sense of humor. He's polite and respectful of elders. [[TheImp And he tried to blow up a school drinking fountain when he was ten.ten]].
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** --> ''"I won't let anyone take you away. I won't let anyone hurt you. I'll protect you. I'll always protect you. I don't care how. I just will."''
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* [[IWillProtectHer I Will Protect Him]]
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** --> ''"I won't let anyone take you away. I won't let anyone hurt you. I'll protect you. I'll always protect you. I don't care how. I just will."''
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* IneffectualLoner: Rafael.
** MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold
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* MrImagination: Rafael.
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* InSeriesNickname: Skylar is called "Sky" by Rafael and "Cubby" by Paul, and neither one will ever call him by his actual name. Meredith also calls Skylar "Cubby." Skylar gives nicknames to some of his grandmother's friends, like "Ms. Sunflower" and "Mr. Sun Hat" depending on what they're wearing.
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* InSeriesNickname: Skylar is called "Sky" by Rafael and "Cubby" by Paul, and neither one will ever call him by his actual name. Meredith TheImp: Skylar. As thoughtful as he is, he's also calls Skylar "Cubby." Skylar gives nicknames to some of his grandmother's friends, like "Ms. Sunflower" playful and "Mr. Sun Hat" depending on what they're wearing.mischievous.
* InSeriesNickname: Skylar is called "Sky" by Rafael and "Cubby" by Paul, and neither one will ever call him by his actual name. Meredith also calls Skylar "Cubby." Skylar gives nicknames to some of his grandmother's friends, like "Ms. Sunflower" and "Mr. Sun Hat" depending on what they're wearing.
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* TheSpeechless: Skylar is mute. It's not psychological, however, it seems that his vocal folds never healed when they were cut by his mom's attacker.
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** Rafael has two tattoos on his arm and leg, both of which are chains. Every time he feels like he wants to hurt someone, and he has the time to stop himself, he adds a new chain link, preferring to hurt himself instead of becoming like his father.
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* InSeriesNickname: Skylar is called "Sky" by Rafael and "Cubby" by Paul, and neither one will ever call him by his actual name. Meredith also calls Skylar "Cubby." Skylar gives nicknames to some of his grandmother's friends, like "Ms. Sunflower" and "Mr. Sun Hat" depending on what they're wearing.
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* SceneryPorn: Frequently. See the page quote.
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-> ''The sky tinged slowly blue-black with dawn, Rafael looking alert. The first sign of sunlight appeared above the horizon, dim, the color of saffron. It spread like wildfire into the night and lit the walls of drifting clouds, previously invisible, with a fiery haze. The sun was soon to follow, rosy when it peeked shyly above the distant cliffs and crags, white-gold when it caught up with its own aura. Now the sky was gritty and blue, like ocean slate--like Rafael's eyes.''
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The atlas moth tattoo that Rafael gives to Skylar obviously represents Skylar himself.[[hottip:*: When the atlas moth hatches from its cocoon, it emerges without a mouth. It starves to death within a couple of weeks.]]
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Skylar loves animals and even bugs. He becomes very squeamish around dead or injured animals and won't eat meat.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: Rafael. [[IGotBetter He gets better.]]
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* SiblingYinYang: Annie and Lila Little Hawk.
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* SiblingYinYang: Annie and Lila Little Hawk. Also, the At Dawn twins.
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* StreetSmart: Skylar, who knows enough about the law to circumvent it (at times) and also keeps a hidden stash of money.
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* BadassGay:Rafael.Rafael, again.
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* BookDumb: Skylar.
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* {{Matriarchy}}: The Plains Shoshone depicted in this story are matrilineal, like many Plains tribes were. In addition, most of the badasses in this book (including the leader of the tribe) are women.
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* {{Matriarchy}}: The Plains Shoshone depicted in this story are matrilineal, like many Plains tribes were.are. In addition, most of the badasses in this book (including the leader of the tribe) are women.
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* {{Matriarchy}}: The Plains Shoshone are matrilineal, like many Plains tribes were. In addition, most of the badasses in this book (including the leader of the tribe) are women.
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* {{Matriarchy}}: The Plains Shoshone depicted in this story are matrilineal, like many Plains tribes were. In addition, most of the badasses in this book (including the leader of the tribe) are women.
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* AllegoryAdventure: In a very loose sense. Skylar compares [[BlindMusician himself]] and [[NatureLover Rafael]] to Daphnis and Pan.[[hottip:*: Pan was the Greek god of nature. Daphnis was the son of a Sicilian nymph who abandoned him when he was a baby, leaving a group of caring shepherds to raise him. Daphnis was rendered blind by another jealous nymph. Pan took pity on him and taught him how to play the panpipes. When Pan heard the beautiful songs Daphnis created, Pan fell in love with him.]]
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* BlindMusician: Skylar learns to play a plains flute Rafael made for him and apparently gets quite good at it. Skylar is mute, not blind, but the trope plays out the same.
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* NatureLover: Rafael loves the terrain and knows it like the back of his hand. It's to such a degree that he hates being indoors for too long and becomes irritable when he's indoors.
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* {{Gayngst}}: Very notably averted. Skylar worries about what his father will think, but neither boy tries to deny the growing attraction, [[spoiler: and their friends and family are all approving or indifferent]]
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* {{Gayngst}}: Very notably averted. Skylar worries about what his father will think, but neither boy tries to deny the growing attraction, [[spoiler: and their friends and family are all approving or indifferent]]indifferent]]. The label "gay" is never even used, except briefly by Annie.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dr. Stout, as well as the shaman's granddaughter.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Aubrey. [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan He gets the girl.]]
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* LukeNounverber: ''Many'' of the Shoshone have names like this. Rafael Gives Light, Annie Little Hawk, Paul Looks Over, etc. Historically, this has something to do with Indian ancestors passing on their given names (and they were all [[ThemeNaming theme named]]) as surnames to their later generations. Meredith Siomme is a notable exclusion.
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* LukeNounverber: ''Many'' of the Shoshone have names like this. Rafael Gives Light, Annie Little Hawk, Paul Looks Over, etc. Historically, this has something to do with Indian ancestors passing on their given names (and they were all [[ThemeNaming theme named]]) as surnames to their later generations. Meredith Siomme is a and Morgan Stout are notable exclusion.exclusions.
