Line #21 Literature/MiyaBlackPiratePrincess


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3	''Adventure Dawns'' (2010) is the first in the ''Miya Black, Pirate Princess'' series by Creator/BJKWhite. It deals with the misadventures of one Miya Black, self-proclaimed pirate and princess of somewhat dubious royal lineage.
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5	Miya lives on Clover Island with her parents, ex-princess Lilith Black nee Brightburn and ex-pirate Tomas Black. The story goes that around fifteen years ago Tomas met Lilith and stole her away from her parents, and together they eventually decided to create their own kingdom on a little island in the Rainbow Archipelago. Miya was born shortly afterwards, and grew up as the princess of the island, splitting her time between learning about princess-y things like royal laws and pirate-y things like sailing, fighting, swimming etc.
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7	Everything in her life seems to be going pretty well, until her fourteenth birthday. That's when the news that a pirate by the name of Badger Pete has attacked the northern islands and is heading their way. Miya sets out to find a way to stop him, deciding to enlist the help of her paternal grandparents--who happen to be legendary pirates.
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10	!!''Miya Black, Pirate Princess'' provide examples of the following tropes:
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12	* ActionGirl: Miya
13	* AncestralWeapon
14	* BadassBookworm: Sola, kind of.
15	* BadassFamily: The Blacks.
16	* BarehandedBladeBlock
17	* BattleInTheRain
18	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Not quite. Grace is described as being much prettier than Miya, but she's certainly not the good one.
19	* BladeLock
20	* BrotherSisterTeam: Miya and Sola.
21	* {{Catchphrase}}: For Miya "I do NOT give up" and "Come at me, if you have the heart" or variations thereof.
22	* ChekhovsGun: Quite a few.
23	* CoolOldLady: Jean Scarlet.
24	* CoolSword: Not as flashy or fantastic as some, but the ROYAL Amician Straight Sabre Miya is given by her father probably counts
25	* CuteBruiser: Miya, to a certain extent.
26	* DaddysLittleVillain: Grace.
27	* DarkActionGirl: Grace.
28	* DesignatedGirlFight: Averted. [[WouldntHitAGirl Wouldn't Hit A Girl]] doesn't seem to be an issue in the world of Miya Black.
29	%%* GentleGiant: Sola
30	%%* [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Get a Hold of Yourself, Girl!]]: A somewhat rare male-on-female example.
31	* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Averted. Miya is a good fighter in part because she practices every chance she gets, and was taught by two master swordsmen since she could hold a sword.
32	%%* HonoraryUncle: Lars
33	%%* InTheBlood: Miya has both royal and piratical ancestry.
34	%%* IronicEcho: Many.
35	* ItWasAGift: Miya's birthday presents, but especially her father's sword.
36	%%* MamaBear: Lilith
37	%%* MasterSwordsman: Quite a few characters.
38	%%* MeaningfulEcho
39	%%* ModestRoyalty
40	* MusclesAreMeaningless: Downplayed as Miya is very short and petite, described as having a narrow waist (her father's sword belt only just barely fits her on the tightest buckle) and narrow shoulders. This doesn't stop her from being strong enough to drive a sword through a person's shoulder. However, larger characters are portrayed as being stronger than her -- Badger Pete's blows are described as being so strong that parrying them actually hurts.
41	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Miya is a pirate AND a princess, for a given value of either.
42	* PapaWolf: Tomas
43	* PirateGirl: Miya
44	* {{Pirates}}: Well, yes.
45	* PluckyGirl: Miya
46	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Miya likes this trope. ("THERE! ARE! RULES!")
47	* RetiredBadass: Heartless Jon
48	* RoyalBlood: Miya's mother is the princess of Brightburn, although according to Miya her royal status has been "cancelled".
49	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
50	* AStormIsComing
51	* ShoutOut: Lots, especially to the VideoGame/MonkeyIsland games.
52	* TalkingYourWayOut
53	* TalkLikeAPirate
54	* [[{{WhatsUpKingDude}} What's Up King Dude]]: Seems likely.
55	* WretchedHive: Biscuit Cove.
56	* YouFightLikeACow
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