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2011 graphic novel by [[Steph Cherrywell]]. ''Pepper Penwell and the Land Creature of Monster Lake'' follows the titular Pepper, an overtly British, mystery-solving wunderkid, as she travels to the small town of Monster Lake to follow up on a missing persons case first opened by her famous investigator father. Once there, she discovers far more afoot than a single simple kidnapping--instead she finds herself at the center of a vast, quickly-unraveling conspiracy involving the monster the lake was named for.
2011 graphic novel by [[Steph Cherrywell]]. ''[[Pepper Penwell and The Land Creature of Monster Lake]]'' follows the titular Pepper, an overtly British, mystery-solving wunderkid, as she travels to the small town of Monster Lake to follow up on a missing persons case first opened by her famous investigator father. Once there, she discovers far more afoot than a single simple kidnapping--instead she finds herself at the center of a vast, quickly-unraveling conspiracy involving the monster the lake was named for.


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=== ''Pepper Penwell'' contains the following tropes: ===
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of young-adult detective novels like [[Encyclopedia Brown]] and [[Nancy Drew]].
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of young-adult detective novels like [[Encyclopedia Brown]] and [[Nancy Drew]].
* [[Author Appeal]]: [[BBW|Lucy]]'s a bit pudgy. Par for the course with Cherrywell's work, but she's notably smaller than her other characters that tend to fit this niche. Minor character [[BBW|Iceflower]] also applies.
* [[Author Appeal]]: [[BBW|Lucy]]'s a bit pudgy. Par for the course with Cherrywell's work, but she's notably smaller than her other characters that tend to fit this niche. Minor character [[BBW|Iceflower]] also applies.
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* [[Boarding School]]: St. Balbeziar's, which Pepper attends. {{spoiler|But only for the first nine pages of the book.}}
* [[Boarding School]]: St. Balbeziar's, which Pepper attends. {{spoiler|But only for the first nine pages of the book.}}
* [[Body Paint]]: Worn by Moonwater and all the members of the Oakwind Community.
* [[Body Paint]]: Worn by Moonwater and all the members of the Oakwind Community.
* [[Deep-Fried Whatever]]: Even ''soup.''
* [[Determinator]]: Pepper isn't leaving Monster Lake until she's found her missing person, in spite of all the weird goings-on. And even after she's found her, she won't leave until she's discovered the truth about the monster, even in the face of quite possible death and in spite of ''watching said monster kill people right in front of her''.
* [[Determinator]]: Pepper isn't leaving Monster Lake until she's found her missing person, in spite of all the weird goings-on. And even after she's found her, she won't leave until she's discovered the truth about the monster, even in the face of quite possible death and in spite of ''watching said monster kill people right in front of her''.
* [[Don't Go in The Woods]]: Because it's where the monster lives.
* [[Don't Go in The Woods]]: Because it's where the monster lives.
* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Did It]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Did It]]}}
* [[Everythings Better Deep Fried]]: Even ''soup.''
* [[Evil Genius]]: Dr. Oort...[[Zig-Zagging Trope|sort of]].
* [[Evil Genius]]: Dr. Oort...[[Zig-Zagging Trope|sort of]].
* [[The Fool]]: Lucy again.
* [[The Fool]]: Lucy again.
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2011 graphic novel by Steph Cherrywell. Pepper Penwell and The Land Creature of Monster Lake follows the titular Pepper, an overtly British, mystery-solving wunderkid, as she travels to the small town of Monster Lake to follow up on a missing persons case first opened by her famous investigator father. Once there, she discovers far more afoot than a single simple kidnapping--instead she finds herself at the center of a vast, quickly-unraveling conspiracy involving the monster the lake was named for.

Tropes used in Pepper Penwell and The Land Creature of Monster Lake include: