Midnight

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In The Other Side, Allison's father expects her to conveniently fit into his new family, chastising her when she doesn't; with little sympathy for her high stress at having to unexpectedly move home after her mother was taken into hospital. He is so wrapped up in his new wife and stepchildren that he misses obvious signs Allison herself may be developing a mental health problem. When she tries to jump out of a window, genuinely believing she could fly he finally tries to get help for her - but still refuses to listen to her, instead acting as if she made an attention-seeking suicide attempt.

Full-Name Basis - In My Mum Tracy Beaker, Jess constantly refers to Tracy's boyfriend by his full name, despite everyone telling her she can call him by just his first name. This is meant to show that she doesn't feel comfortable around him, despite not knowing why. The Hetty Feather TV series also expands on the lives of the boys in the show and gives focus on other characters, as opposed to everything focused on Hetty like in the book. Pet the Dog: Will sews up all of Violet's fairies in Midnight after she destroys them during an argument, then hangs them up in a tree outside her window.Family Relationship Switcheroo - In The Power of the Shade, May's "great-aunt" turns out to be her grandmother, who had an affair with her sister's husband. Played with India in Secrets, who is very intelligent but sometimes veers into Innocently Insensitive behaviour. Some characters are more sympathetic about it than others. Astral Projection - Important to the plot of The Other Side, although it's left open to the reader as to whether it's real or just in the heroine's imagination.

Parental Favoritism: Ellie worries that Eggs is both her father's and Anna's favourite. Nadine thinks that her sister Natasha is their parents' favorite, given that her mother is less harsh on Natasha than on Nadine herself. Dixie in the finale of The Diamond Girls, after catching Mary and breaking both legs. Her mother reassures her that she's young and will heal in no time. Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition - In Midnight, Violet owns a first edition copy of The Smoke Fairy by Casper Dream, which is now highly prized by collectors (it is his first published work and only a few copies exist, as it was subsequently banned from sale.) Violet's aware of how valuable it would be, but treasures it so much that she will never sell it. Several other stories have very young protagonists who are left to look after younger siblings alone while the parents work long hours or (in The Bed and Breakfast Star) just sleep all day. Russell in the Girls series is considerably bigger than Ellie and at one point says he likes how small she is. This pleases Ellie, who's always felt bigger and uglier than Nadine and Magda.

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After Megs dies in Clover Moon, the priest at her funeral exclusively refers to her by her full name of Margaret Anne Moon. Clover is confused for a while since she never thought of her by any name other than Megs. Mandy in Bad Girls is very sheltered and her parents make her dress like a much younger child. As a result, she's noticeably immature for her age, which is part of the reason Kim and her gang bully her.

Subverted in My Mum Tracy Beaker when Cam mentions attending a "ceremony" she went to involving two of her female friends, implying that it was their wedding. Played straight however with Cam seeming to develop a relationship with Miss Oliver, Jess's teacher, implied only through innuendos throughout the story. People assume India from Secrets is this, but she usually averts it, noting that she plays it straight only when defending Anne Frank's diary against the girls in her class. Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson - Midnight is a book about a girl called Violet. Violet really likes faries, she has a big collection of books about faires by her favorite author Casper Dream.

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The parents of The Suitcase Kid use their daughter as little more than an inconvenient chess piece. Though they equally love their daughter, and are both horrified when she goes missing at night (even getting the police to form a search party). Adoption Angst: Violet's brother Will just found out he's adopted, which causes distress for both of them. Will already didn't get along with their parents, especially their father, so he feels even more alienated from the family, while Violet fears Will won't view her as his sister anymore. It doesn't help that Will found out when his grandmother blurted it out during an argument, suggesting Will shouldn't be so 'ungrateful'. Will starts to come to terms with it after his parents open up to him about his adoption; they adopted him as an infant after his birth mother died of a drug overdose and their own son died of SIDS.

One-Steve Limit: Averted in different books - in both Queenie and Wave Me Goodbye, the protagonists mention they are bullied by an Alpha Bitch. Both characters are called Marilyn, and their surnames both start with H, and they both serve the same purpose. Cute Bruiser - Tracy Beaker, Elsa in The Bed and Breakfast Star, Jude in The Diamond Girls, Gemma in Best Friends, Ruby in Double Act, Treasure in Secrets, Dolphin in The Illustrated Mum. In Amber, Amber recounts a story of when she was younger (probably a pre-teen) and attracted the attention of a seemingly nice, much older man outside a chip shop; but he soon made her very uncomfortable with the way he was looking at her. Tina's mother in Falling Apart still hasn't recovered from her son's death seven years ago, and makes Tina feel very unloved because of it. It's drawn to attention several times that she never directly looks at Tina when speaking to her. When Tina unsuccessfully attempts suicide, her mother reacts harshly, to the point that it seems she wasn't even worried about her daughter dying and just angry that she'd try to kill herself.The art teacher in Girls Out Late. Ellie is thrilled when his girlfriend tells her she's his favourite student. He's also very considerate with Magda when she confesses her crush on him, dealing with the situation kindly and discreetly but professionally. Mandy in Bad Girls fantasizes about having young, "cool" parents and imagines that she'd call them by name. In the Girls series, this is a source of tension between Ellie's father (in his 50s) and stepmother (late 20s/early 30s.)