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* [[Frank Peretti]] wrote a number of novels, many of which could be considered Moral Substitutes for the paranormal/occult detective and action and adventure genres.
* Erik, the titular phantom of [[The Phantom of the Opera]] original book is [[Don Giovanni]] done right: [[Don Giovanni]] (and all versions of the Don Juan legend) plays Don Giovanni as [[The Casanova]] who [[Bastard Boyfriend|doesn’t care if he hurts the women he claims to love]] [[Enforced Trope|and is sent to hell at the final of the opera only to please the]] [[Moral Guardians]] that insists [[Don Giovanni]] must be punished so the audience [[Do Not Do This Cool Thing]], Erik (who is a [[Don Giovanni]] Fanboy) also is a similar [[Bastard Boyfriend]] who abuses Christine while claiming to love her, but after breaking Christine’s spirit and successfully blackmailing her into being her wife, let her go with Raoul ''by his own will'' after Christine gives Erik his first [[True Love's Kiss]], [[Show, Don't Tell|showing that]] [[Love Redeems]] even a [[Psychopathic Manchild]].
* The New Basic Readers were a series of grade school primers published in the 1930's through the 1960's, featuring, among other characters, [[Dick and Jane]]. They were published for the public school market. A division of this company, the New Cathedral Basic Readers, were the Catholic School equivalent. They kept all the secular stories of the original, but would add a few religious-themed stories (
* The ''Anti-Princess Series'' and ''Anti-Hero Series'' written by Nadia Fink and illustrated by Pitu Saá sought to challenge the traditional "princess stereotypes" exhibited by the likes of [[Barbie]] and the [[Disney Princess]] line, which young girls typically look up to but are criticised in recent years for what is perceived as shallow, saccharine and one-dimensional [[Disneyfication|Disneyfied]] tales (though in fairness the original folk tales the Disney Princess character arcs were based on weren't all that sunshine and rainbows anyway). Instead of princes to save [[Snow White]] or [[Sleeping Beauty]] or a [[Fairy Godmother]] to come to [[Cinderella]]'s aid, the ''Anti-Princess'' and ''Anti-Prince'' books portray real-world Central and South American historical figures in a realistic manner that still appeals to its target audience, though it has notably glossed over certain aspects of the subjects' lives.
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