History Literature / Papelucho

* IllGirl: The plot of ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'' is kickstarted when Papelucho befriends Casimiro, a LonelyRichKid who's about to be operated on. They switch places for a prank, then Papelucho is operated instead by mistake and a scared Casimiro goes home to tell his dad about it. [[spoiler: And halfway through the book, Casimiro has a relapse in his illness and is operated for real.]]

* RapunzelHair: In "Casi Huérfano", Papelucho meets the niece of his teacher Miss Mafalda and she has hair like this. The girl tells him she keeps her hair ''that'' long because her parents won't let her cut it shorter. [[spoiler: He ends up [[TraumaticHaircut cutting it off, much to both the girl's and Miss Mafalda's displeasure]]; later, however, the teacher thanks him since it was too much of a hassle to mantain.]]

* {{Diary}}: The way all the books are presented.

''Papelucho'' is a series of twelve books written by Creator/EsterHuneeus, a Chilean author, under the pseudonym Creator/MarcelaPaz. It presents itself as the diary of a middle class, 8-year old Chilean boy in Santiago. This makes it different from many other children's books, which are set in unreal surroundings. The first book was published in 1947 and the most recent appeared in 1974: ''Am I Dix-lazy?''.

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: The premise of the books. Technically it's a spoiler of the first book, so...

"Papelucho" is a series of twelve books written by Ester Huneeus, a Chilean author, under the pseudonym Marcela Paz. It presents itself as the diary of a middle class, 8-year old Chilean boy in Santiago. This makes it different from many other children's books, which are set in unreal surroundings. The first book was published in 1947 and the last appeared in 1974: "Am I Dix-lazy?".

* ''Papelucho (1947)''.
* ''Papelucho Casi Huérfano (1951) (Papelucho the almost orphan)''.
* ''Papelucho Historiador (1955) (Papelucho historian)''.
* ''Papelucho Detective (1957) (Papelucho detective)''.
* ''Papelucho en la Clínica (1958) (Papelucho at the hospital)''.
* ''Papelucho Perdido (1960) (Papelucho lost)''.
* ''Mi Hermana Ji, por Papelucho (1964) (My sister Ji, by Papelucho)''.
* ''Papelucho Misionero (1966) (Papelucho missionary)''.
* ''Papelucho y el Marciano (1968) (Papelucho and the Martian)''.
* ''Mi Hermano Hippie (My hippie brother, by Papelucho)''.
* ''Papelucho en Vacaciones (1971) (Papelucho on Vacation)''.
* ''Papelucho ¿Soy Dix Leso? (1974) (Papelucho Am I dyslexic?, translated as Papelucho Am I dys-lazy?)''.

!!!This book series provides examples of:

* AdultsAreUseless - ParentsAsPeople: Papelucho's parents are good people and care for him, but they don't do a lot to help him and can't keep up with his odd trains of thoughts.
* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: In ''Papelucho on vacation'', the kid domesticates a snake. [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent A SNAKE!]] And a Puma, a.k.a. a mountain lion.

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: The plot of ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'' is kickstarted when Papelucho befriends Casimiro, a LonelyRichKid who's about to be operated on. They switch places for a prank, then Papelucho is operated instead by mistake and a scared Casimiro goes home to tell his dad about it. [[spoiler: And halfway through the book, Casimiro has a relapse in his illness and is operated for real.]]

* UsefulNotes/{{Mars}}: ''Papelucho and the Martian'', obviously. However, it's ''way'' too different of what you imagine when you think of Mars.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Seriously? Papelucho?
** Papelucho is supposed to be "Pepe Lucho" - a diminutive of "José Luis", a composite name that's very common in Spanish-speaking countries. WordOfGod confirmed that both book and the character were [[{{Tuckerization}} named after a friend]] ''and'' the author's husband: both men were named "José Luis" and nicknamed "Pepe Lucho"

* TheMissionary: ''[[CaptainObvious Papelucho missionary]]''.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Seriously? Papelucho?\\
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Papelucho is supposed to be "Pepe Lucho" - a diminutive of "José Luis", a composite name that's very common in Spanish-speaking countries. WordOfGod confirmed that both book and the character were [[{{Tuckerization}} named after a friend]] ''and'' the author's husband: both men were named "José Luis" and nicknamed "Pepe Lucho"

* InterGenerationalFriendship: In ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'', Papelucho befriends a crazy old man who pretty much lives in the hospital where Jimena was born since he has no family. [[spoiler: Said old man turns out to be a millionaire, and once he dies he leaves all of his money to Papelucho and his family.]] Papelucho also befriends the old man's nurse, Berenice, the HospitalHottie in her mid-20's who doubles as [[HookerWithAHeartofGold an exotic dancer]] \\
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And [[spoiler: in the old man's backstory, he ''was'' the young kid in a BadassAndChildDuo with an JerkWithAHeartOfGold miner, whom he considered his BigBrotherMentor. He also believes Papelucho to be said BBM's grandson, though it's not confirmed.]] \\
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In ''Papelucho Historiador'', Papelucho has one with his 25-year-old History teacher Carmen.

* RapunzelHair: In "Casi Huérfano", Papelucho meets the niece of his teacher Miss Mafalda and she has hair like this. The girl tells him she keeps her hair ''that'' long because her parents won't let her cut it shorter. [[spoiler: He ends up cutting it off, much to both the girl's and Miss Mafalda's displeasure; later, however, the teacher thanks him since it was too much of a hassle to mantain.]]

* AloofBigBrother: Javier, hinted to be much older than Papelucho. [[spoiler: Confirmed in ''Mi Hermana Ji'' (he's about to enlist in the Navy, meaning he's at very least 17-18) and ''Mi hermano hippie'' (he's a young adult now... [[FelonyMisdemeanor and a hippie]].)]]

* CloudCuckooLander: Papelucho's peculiar thought process allows him to do a lot of awesome things that grown-ups can't. According to him, the only reason they can't is because "they are always in a hurry."

* FreeRangeChildren: Papelucho's adventures tend to take him VERY far away from his home, but his parents either don't notice or they don't take him seriously. The exception is ''Papelucho Detective'': the first part happens in [[WrongSideofTheTracks the local slums]], Papelucho spends several days there with his CountryMouse friend [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "El Chirigüe"]], and when he returns home he says that even ''Javier'' [[AngerBornOfWorry was pissed off and scared]] at him. [[spoiler: This is also implied to be the case in ''Papelucho in Vacaciones'', but we don't get to see the parents scolding him. All we know is that at the end, Papelucho and a buch of other boys he's befriended are caught by a guy who is said to have been sent by Papelucho's parents to look for him.]]

* IllBoy: The plot of ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'' is kickstarted when Papelucho befriends Casimiro, a LonelyRichKid who's about to be operated on. They switch places for a prank, then Papelucho is operated instead by mistake and a scared Casimiro goes home to tell his dad about it. [[spoiler: And halfway through the book, Casimiro has a relapse in his illness and is operated for real.]]

* NotNowKid: Papelucho's parents could have avoided a LOT of problems if they listened to him from time on time. (Among other things, they are frequent victims of con artists.)

* FreeRangeChildren: Papelucho's adventures tend to take him VERY far away from his home, but his parents either don't notice or they don't take him seriously. \\

Save for ''Papelucho Detective'': the first part happens in [[WrongSideofTheTracks the local slums]], Papelucho spends several days there with his CountryMouse friend [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "El Chirigüe"]], and when he returns home he says that even ''Javier'' [[AngerBornOfWorry was pissed off and scared]] at him. [[spoiler: This is also implied to be the case in ''Papelucho in Vacaciones'', but we don't get to see the parents scolding him. All we know is that at the end, Papelucho and a buch of other boys he's befriended are caught by a guy who is said to have been sent by Papelucho's parents to look for him.]]
* KidDetective: Tries to be one on ''Papelucho detective''.
* InterGenerationalFriendship: In ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'', Papelucho befriends a crazy old man who pretty much lives in the hospital where Jimena was born since he has no family. [[spoiler: Said old man turns out to be a millionaire, and once he dies he leaves all of his money to Papelucho and his family.]]
** Papelucho also befriends the old man's nurse, Berenice, the HospitalHottie in her mid-20's who doubles as [[HookerWithAHeartofGold an exotic dancer]].
** And [[spoiler: in the backstory, the old man ''was'' the young kid in a BadassAndChildDuo with an JerkWithAHeartOfGold miner, whom he considered his BigBrotherMentor. He also believes Papelucho to be said BBM's grandson, though it's not confirmed.]]
** In ''Papelucho Historiador'', Papelucho has one with his 25-year-old History teacher Carmen.

* FreeRangeChildren: Papelucho's adventures tend to take him VERY far away from his home, but his parents either don't notice or they don't take him seriously.\\

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jimena aka Ji.

* FreeRangeChildren: Papelucho's adventures tend to take him VERY far away from his home, but his parents either don't notice or they don't take him seriously. Save for ''Papelucho Detective'': the first part happens in [[WrongSideofTheTracks the local slums]], Papelucho spends several days there with his CountryMouse friend [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "El Chirigüe"]], and when he returns home he says that even ''Javier'' [[AngerBornOfWorry was pissed off and scared]] at him.

* InterGenerationalFriendship: In ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'', Papelucho befriends a crazy old man who pretty much lives in the hospital where Jimena was born since he has no family. [[spoiler: Said old man turns out to be a millinaire, and once he dies he leaves all of his money to Papelucho and his family.]]
** Papelucho also befriends the old man's nurse, Berenice, the local HospitalHottie who doubles as [[HookerWithAHeartofGold an exotic dancer.]]

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Seriously? Papelucho?
** Papelucho is supposed to be "Pepe Lucho" - a diminutive of "José Luis", a composite name that's very common in Spanish-speaking countries. WordOfGod confirmed that both book and the character were [[{{Tuckerization}} named after a friend]] ''and'' the author's husband: both men were named "José Luis" and nicknamed "Pepe Lucho"
* YourTomcatIsPregnant: In "My sister Ji", the family has adopted a cat named "Teodoro". When this trope took place, the kids renamed her "Teodora"

* AloofBigBrother: Javier, hinted to be much older than Papelucho. [[spoiler: Confirmed in ''Mi Hermana Ji'' (he's about to enlist in the Navy, meaning he's at very least 17-18) and ''Mi hermano hippie'' (he's a young adult now... [[FelonyMisdemeanor and a hippie]].]]

* FreeRangeChildren: Papelucho's adventures tend to take him VERY far away from his home, but his parents either don't notice or they don't take him seriously.
** Save for ''Papelucho Detective'': the first part happens in [[WrongSideofTheTracks the local slums]], Papelucho spends several days there with his CountryMouse friend [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "El Chirigüe"]], and when he returns home he says that even ''Javier'' [[AngerBornOfWorry was pissed off and scared]].

** Papelucho also befriends the old man's nurse, the local HospitalHottie who doubles as a stripper.

* IllBoy: The plot of ''Papelucho en la Clìnica'' is kickstarted when Papelucho befriends Casimiro, a LonelyRichKid who's about to be operated on. They switch places for a prank, then Papelucho is operated instead by mistake and Casimiro goes home to tell his dad about it. [[spoiler: And halfway through the book, Casimiro has a relapse in his illness and is operated for real.]]

** Papelucho is supposed to be "Pepe Lucho" - a diminutive of "Jose Luis", a composite name that's very common in Spanish-speaking countries. WordOfGod confirmed that the book and the chara were [[{{Tuckerization}} named after a friend]] ''and'' the author's husband: both men were named "José Luis" and nicknamed "Pepe Lucho"

* AdultsAreUseless: Papelucho's parents are good people, but they don't do a lot to help him.
** ParentsAsPeople

** Save for ''Papelucho Detective'': the first part happens in [[WrongSideofTheTracks the local slums]], and when he returns home he says that even ''Javier'' was pissed off.

** It's speculated that Papelucho is supposed to be "Pepe Lucho" - a diminutive of "Jose Luis", a composite name that's very common in Spanish-speaking countries.
*** WordOfGod confirms it was [[{{Tuckerization}} named after a friend]] called Pepe Lucho.
*** Esther's husband name was José Luis.

* AloofBigBrother: Javier, hinted to be much older than Papelucho. [[spoiler: Confirmed in ''Mi Hermana Ji'' (he's about to enlist in the Navy) and ''Mi hermano hippie'' (he's a young adult now... [[FelonyMisdemeanor and a hippie]].]]

* MrImagination:

* TheRedPlanet: ''Papelucho and the Martian'', obviously. However, it's ''way'' too different of what you imagine when you think of Mars.