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Ambiguous Disorder is not a trope anymore, but a redirect to a YMMV entry.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects, [[spoiler:intelligent enough to hide money from his mother as part of his plan to run away from home...).]]
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* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects, [[spoiler:intelligent enough to hide money from his mother as part of his plan to run away from home]]...).
%%* TheAtoner: Torey.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects, [[spoiler:intelligent enough to hide money from his mother as part of his plan to run away from home]]...).
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* TheAtoner:Torey.Torey, after realizing how much of a jerk he and his friends were to Christopher, begins looking into Chris's disappearance in the hopes of either finding him alive or making things right by uncovering the truth.
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* SlutShaming: The other members of Torey's high school class, including his girlfriend, treat Ali this way. Seeing this while reflecting on how people treated Chris helps Torey come to the conclusions that he does and helps fuel his desire to make things right.
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* StepfordSmiler: Chris Creed.
* StepfordSuburbia: Steepleton.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.
* StepfordSuburbia: Steepleton.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.discs.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects).
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* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects).subjects, [[spoiler:intelligent enough to hide money from his mother as part of his plan to run away from home]]...).
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* CentralTheme: Guilt and how people handle it.
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* CentralTheme: Guilt and how people handle it.it - specifically [[NeverMyFault blaming others for what they themselves have done]].
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* TheGhost: Chris only appears in flashbacks.
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* CentralTheme: Guilt and how people handle it.
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* GenerationXerox: Torey learns that a similar thing happened when his parents were kids. A boy named Digger Haines ran away after losing a leg and not feeling like he was able to fulfill his father's expectations.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Bo Richardson is seen by most people as a rough-and-tumble criminal in the making. Once Torey actually gets to know him, he finds him to be a good guy who shuts down Mrs. [=McDermott's=] pervert boyfriend, watches over Ali's younger brother Greg and his own siblings, and mothers other boons.
* StepfordSmiler: Chris Creed.
* StepfordSuburbia:Steepleton.Steepleton.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Bo Richardson is seen by most people as a rough-and-tumble criminal in the making. Once Torey actually gets to know him, he finds him to be a good guy who shuts down Mrs. [=McDermott's=] pervert boyfriend, watches over Ali's younger brother Greg and his own siblings, and mothers other boons.
* StepfordSmiler: Chris Creed.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The book is not at all subtle with saying it takes place in the early 2000s, with mention of encyclopedias on CD-ROM, pagers, and floppy discs.
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* GallowsHumor: Deconstructed. Most of Torey's friends are shown making jokes about Chris possibly committing suicide, and after reflecting on it, Torey realizes this is just another way of everyone blame-shifting and saying they had nothing to do with what happened to Chris.
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* GallowsHumor: Deconstructed. Most of Torey's friends are shown making jokes about Chris possibly committing suicide, and after reflecting on it, Torey realizes this is just another way of everyone blame-shifting and saying they had nothing to do with what happened to Chris.Chris.
* StepfordSuburbia: Steepleton.
* StepfordSuburbia: Steepleton.
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* TheAtoner: Torey.
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* TheAtoner: Torey.Torey.
* GallowsHumor: Deconstructed. Most of Torey's friends are shown making jokes about Chris possibly committing suicide, and after reflecting on it, Torey realizes this is just another way of everyone blame-shifting and saying they had nothing to do with what happened to Chris.
* GallowsHumor: Deconstructed. Most of Torey's friends are shown making jokes about Chris possibly committing suicide, and after reflecting on it, Torey realizes this is just another way of everyone blame-shifting and saying they had nothing to do with what happened to Chris.
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** Albert, Mrs. McDermott's boyfriend, regularly has sex with Mrs. McDermott making a point to be as loud as possible to mess with the McDermott kids.
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** Albert, Mrs. McDermott's [=McDermott's=] boyfriend, regularly has sex with Mrs. McDermott [=McDermott=] making a point to be as loud as possible to mess with the McDermott [=McDermott=] kids.
**** A weird case with the Creed parents. While they are not abusive in the traditional senses, they run their childrens' lives with militaristic precision, which Ali believes may have contributed to Chris's weirdness.
** Bo's mom regularly leaves for days drinking.
* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects).
* TheAtoner: Torey.
** Bo's mom regularly leaves for days drinking.
* AmbiguousDisorder: From descriptions of him, Chris shows a lot of signs consistent with Asperger's (bad with people, doesn't pick up on social cues, speaks with a vocabulary not consistent with his age group, seems to obsess over random subjects).
* TheAtoner: Torey.
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** Albert, Mrs. McDermott's boyfriend, regularly has sex with Mrs. McDermott making a point to be as loud as possible to mess with the McDermott kids.
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''The Body of Christopher Creed'' is a 2001 novel by Carol Plum-Ucci.
In the small town of Steepleton, New Jersey, Christopher Creed, the school nuisance, disappears, leaving behind only an emailed note as any clue to his whereabouts. While everyone is either out to find him or [[GallowsHumor cracking themselves up thinking of ways Chris killed himself,]] Victor "Torey" Adams is thinking differently, [[JerkassRealization realizing just how much of an ass he (and everyone, really) was to Chris]]. When his friend [[GoodBadGirl Ali McDermott]] along with her secret boyfriend [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold Bo Richardson]] come to him with more evidence, Torey becomes caught in the crossfire between those who want Chris alive and those who stand against him.
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In the small town of Steepleton, New Jersey, Christopher Creed, the school nuisance, disappears, leaving behind only an emailed note as any clue to his whereabouts. While everyone is either out to find him or [[GallowsHumor cracking themselves up thinking of ways Chris killed himself,]] Victor "Torey" Adams is thinking differently, [[JerkassRealization realizing just how much of an ass he (and everyone, really) was to Chris]]. When his friend [[GoodBadGirl Ali McDermott]] along with her secret boyfriend [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold Bo Richardson]] come to him with more evidence, Torey becomes caught in the crossfire between those who want Chris alive and those who stand against him.
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