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3	''Stuck in the Middle'' is an [[AnthologyComic anthology]] of short black-and-white comics about middle school, drawn by 17 different artists and edited by Ariel Schrag. The comics do not follow one central plotline; rather, each features an episode in the life of a middle school student, and all of them seem to have the view that MiddleSchoolIsMiserable. Loss of friends, bullying, and the obliviousness of adults are prominent themes, and few of the comics end on happy notes.
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5	Has no relation to [[Series/StuckInTheMiddle the Disney Channel show]].
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7	!!This anthology provides examples of:
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9	%% * AbusiveParents: "Fair Weather", "Never Go Home".
10	* AdultsAreUseless:
11	** "Anxiety". It takes a special kind of oblivious to listen to a kid talk about his problems at school for an hour and then deduce that he's stressed by the possibility of his parents getting a divorce.
12	** In "Snitch", Tania's teacher accidentally gives her a reputation as TheStoolPigeon.
13	** Averted in "Simple Machines". Instead of scolding him for doodling, Aaron's teacher encourages him to use his art/design skills in the school play instead.
14	%% * AllGirlsLikePonies: "Horse Camp".
15	%% * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: "Anxiety", "Shit", "Hit Me", "Tina Roti", "Snitch", "The Disco Prairie Rebellion of '81".
16	%% * AlphaBitch: Ashleigh Thomas from "Tina Roti".
17	%% * ArtShift: Art styles vary wildly between the 17 artists, as is expected.
18	%% * BlackBeadEyes: The characters in "Anxiety".
19	* BreatherEpisode: Compared to the crap that the other protagonists go through, "Simple Machines" is much easier to stomach.
20	%% * BrosBeforeHoes: "A Relationship in Eight Pages".
21	%% * ClingyJealousGirl: "Watch your step, new girl! Alex is mine!"
22	%% * DeliberatelyMonochrome
23	* DisproportionateRetribution: In "Fair Weather", Joe doesn't mow the lawn when his mother asks him to do so. Her reaction is to throw his entire comic collection in the garbage.
24	%% * DrivenToSuicide: Discussed in Terry's internal monologue in "Anxiety".
25	%% * GirlishPigtails: Daisy Mae in "The Disco Prairie Rebellion of '81", complete with flower pinafore and dorkishly wide grin.
26	%% * LoserProtagonist: Everyone, really.
27	* MiddleSchoolIsMiserable: About the only comics that don't end on a depressing note are "A Relationship in Eight Pages", "Simple Machines", and, ironically enough, "Crater Face".
28	%% * [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ordinary Middle School Student]]
29	%% * RiseOfZitboy: The plot of "Crater Face".
30	* SkintoneSclerae: The protagonist of "Like a Weed, Joe". Combined with the bizarrely half-realistic art style, he looks very strange indeed.
31	* ThereAreNoTherapists: Double subverted in "Anxiety". The protagonist does see a therapist, but she [[AdultsAreUseless doesn't help him.]]

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