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* [[Name's the Same]]: Two characters are named Sabrina Bouvier - a child beauty queen that BSC meets in ''Little Miss Stoneybrook ... and Dawn'', and later a classmate at SMS.
* [[Name's the Same]]: Two characters are named Sabrina Bouvier - a child beauty queen that BSC meets in ''Little Miss Stoneybrook ... and Dawn'', and later a classmate at SMS.
** [[Lampshaded]] in ''Here Come the Bridesmaids!'' where the narrator acknowledges that both the BSC and the W♥KC have a regular sitting charge named Ryan DeWitt, and no, they're not related.
** [[Lampshaded]] in ''Here Come the Bridesmaids!'' where the narrator acknowledges that both the BSC and the W♥KC have a regular sitting charge named Ryan DeWitt, and no, they're not related.
* [[New Years Resolution]]
* [[New Year's Resolution]]
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: Several, although Mary Anne's cat Tigger is probably the most frequently showcased -- partly because Mary Anne, unlike the others, is an only child.
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: Several, although Mary Anne's cat Tigger is probably the most frequently showcased -- partly because Mary Anne, unlike the others, is an only child.
* [[No Periods, Period]]: It's plausible for a thirteen-year-old girl not to have started her period yet, which makes a reasonable justification for the trope, but it's decidedly less plausible that ''none'' of them would have started menstruating by that age.
* [[No Periods, Period]]: It's plausible for a thirteen-year-old girl not to have started her period yet, which makes a reasonable justification for the trope, but it's decidedly less plausible that ''none'' of them would have started menstruating by that age.
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** Kids would know what a bra is ("It's like a double-barrel slingshot!"), but it would be unlikely that their parents would have had the talk with them. Or maybe they do have periods, [[Too Much Information|but it's just not mentioned.]]
** Kids would know what a bra is ("It's like a double-barrel slingshot!"), but it would be unlikely that their parents would have had the talk with them. Or maybe they do have periods, [[Too Much Information|but it's just not mentioned.]]
* [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]: The first few books show the passage of time as the original five complete seventh grade and start eighth, but once they're in eighth grade, they stay there until the last book of the series finally lets them graduate.
* [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]: The first few books show the passage of time as the original five complete seventh grade and start eighth, but once they're in eighth grade, they stay there until the last book of the series finally lets them graduate.
* [[Old New Borrowed and Blue]]: When Kristy's mom gets married, her underwear is her "something blue." [[Too Much Information]].
* [[Old, New, Borrowed and Blue]]: When Kristy's mom gets married, her underwear is her "something blue." [[Too Much Information]].
* [[Off to Boarding School]]: {{spoiler|Mallory}}, although this was actually HER decision.
* [[Off to Boarding School]]: {{spoiler|Mallory}}, although this was actually HER decision.
* [[Official Couple]]: Mary Anne and Logan. Kristy and Bart are an official sort-of-couple, and Stacey's part of a few.
* [[Official Couple]]: Mary Anne and Logan. Kristy and Bart are an official sort-of-couple, and Stacey's part of a few.
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