Line #18 Literature/TheresSomethingAboutSam


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Max is in for a surprise.]]
3	''There’s Something About Sam'' is a children’s book written by Hannah Barnaby and illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf.
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5	Max is hesitant to invite Michael and new kid Sam to his birthday sleepover. Michael because he [[NoseNuggets picks his nose]], Sam because, well, there’s ''something'' off about him. With advice from his mother, he invites them both. Sam is admired by the other three boys invited to the sleepover, for his SuperSpeed and [[TheNoseKnows his ability to tell what’s cooking prior to lunch]]. The new kid himself is initially unsure if he’s able to come to the party, as “there’s a full moon that night”.
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7	Some of you might know where this is going.
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10	!!Provides Examples Of:
11	* AnAesop: Even the most different of people can be good friends.
12	* BizarreTasteInFood: Sam likes his burger rare. Of course, this could make a human child sick, but it should be known that [[spoiler:wolves are perfectly capable of consuming raw meat]].
13	* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover for the book shows Max and Sam dancing in front of the full moon. That’s not the issue, because they indeed do that. The issue is that Sam [[spoiler:doesn’t appear to be in his transformed state]].
14	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Just before the page Max realizes it, you can see that [[spoiler:Sam has grown fangs]].
15	* TheGhost: Max's dad is not seen, but he ''is'' around, as Sam tells him he prefers his burger rare.
16	* InformedFlaw: Michael is said to pick his nose, but he never does so in the book.
17	* {{Irony}}: Max’s friends admire Sam at school, while Max finds something off. During the sleepover, Max takes an interest in Sam's behavior while the other kids are disturbed. The other kids are ultimately freaked out when they discover [[spoiler:Sam is a werewolf]],[[note]]They get over it.[[/note]] while Max finds it awesome.
18	* KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms: Averted, as Max's parents are apparently perfectly alright with the kids watching something called ''Night of the Zombie Squirrels'', and besides, the movie isn't the thing that scares Michael, Eliott, or Jeremy. It's [[spoiler:Sam's transformation]].
19	* LittleBitBeastly: On full moon nights, [[spoiler: Sam gains claws, fangs, and extra hair to go with the PointyEars he always has, but still looks human for the most part]].
20	* NeverTrustATrailer: In contrast to the TrailersAlwaysSpoil example below, we are also told in the description that everyone in Max's class is invited to his sleepover when in the actual book it's only the boys.
21	* NoNameGiven: Max’s parents and cat.
22	* TheNoseKnows: Elliott points out that Sam always knows what’s cooking way before lunch. [[spoiler:This trope is strongly implied to be the reason why when Sam is shown to be a werewolf]].
23	* NotUsingTheZWord: The term [[spoiler:werewolf]] is never said out loud, though it’s clear that Sam is just that.
24	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:[[WolfMan Sam still looks hominid for the most part,]] [[LittleBitBeastly albeit with clawed, furry hands and fangs]]. He also has his mind and memories intact, albeit implied to be with more lupine instinct. Also, it doesn't seem to be a [[TheVirus virus or spreadable curse]], as Sam bites Jeremy at one point (or at least tries to) and Jeremy doesn't transform.]]
25	* PointyEars: Sam is portrayed with these, [[spoiler:to give an early hint that he’s not human]].
26	* PrejudiceAesop: Max initially finds Sam weird, but ultimately loves his differences.
27	* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Sam is a werewolf]].
28	* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: The kids' romp through the yard at night]] was confirmed to be based on the Wild Rumpus from ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre''.
29	** There is also a dragon figurine in Max's room that strongly resembles [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon Toothless]].
30	* SlumberParty: Max's birthday party.
31	* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Reading the description of Sam “being wary of the full moon, preferring his hamburgers rare, and biting the others during Twister” will most likely have older readers able to tell that these are signs of [[spoiler:lycanthropy]].

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