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{{quote|The real world isn't like how Eileen Codlin wrote it. It's stranger, sadder, scarier, and smellier. But it's also the type of world where you can feel beautiful [[It Makes Sense in Context|while flinging around unicorn poop.]]|'''Jennifer Van Der Berg''', ''Extraordinary* ''}}

 

 

* ''Pirates of the Retail Wasteland'': Leon and his friends from the gifted pool are back, making another film, but this one is a documentary about their favorite coffee shop and the local Starbucks knockoff, Whackfords. Their plan to save the coffee shop involves, sarcasm (as usual), pirates, and accountants.

* ''I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It'': This is where the [[Urban Fantasy]] aspect sets in (just look at the title). Alley is a high school student living in the post-human era. Some time before, vampires, zombies, and other post-humans came out of the coffin, and now they're a normal part of life. Alley falls for Doug, a zombie, and her life takes an extremely dangerous turn.

* ''Extraordinary* *the True Story of my Fairy Godparent, Who Almost Killed Me, and Certainly Never Made Me a Princess'': Jennifer Van Der Berg is famous, thanks to a book that was (supposedly) written about her and her fairy "godmother" called ''Born to be Extraordinary''. The problem is that the author got everything totally wrong. The godmother was a creepy, nasty, greasy man named Gregory Grue, who, by the way, threatened to ''kill'' Jen if she didn't go along with his plan. This is Jen setting the record straight.

 

=== Tropes used in ''How to Get Suspended and Influence People'' and ''Pirates of the Retail Wasteland'' ===

 

* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Dustin. Leon, to a much lesser extent.

* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Leon's parents are food disaster hobbyists and gave him the middle name ''Noside'' to insult the late Thomas Edison. Need we say more?

* [[Asian and Nerdy]]: Jenny

* [[Dirty Communist]]: Averted with Edie who, while preachy at times, is a good person.

* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Noside for Leon. Even more embarrassing is it's origin.

** [[The Hero]]: Leon

** [[The Lancer]]: Anna

* [[Hate Sink]]: Mrs. Smollett and Joe Griffin, both of whom are more minor annoyances than anything.

* [[Love Triangle]]: In ''Pirates of the Retail Wasteland''.

* [[Meddling Parents]]: Jenny's, who are way overprotective of her. To Jenny, ordering espresso is like ordering speed.

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The gifted pool, which includes [[Deadpan Snarker|Leon,]] [[Little Miss Snarker|Anna,]] [[Pyromaniac|Brian]], [[All Men Are Perverts|Dustin]], [[Asian and Nerdy|Jenny]], and [[Dirty Communist|Ed]][[Averted Trope|ie]].

* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Brian and Edie.

 

* [[The Alleged Car]]: The Jenmobile.

* [[All for Nothing]]: {{spoiler|Turns out Gregory Grue is a vampire, not a fairy, ergo, Jen was never in danger.}} They all still think it was [[Worth It]].

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Fred and Cathy, both of whom made their first appearances in ''I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It''.

* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: In ''[[Show Within a Show|Born to be Extraordinary]]'', Cathy is blonde.

* [[Show Within a Show|Book Within a Book]]: ''Born to be Extraordinary''

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Jen. Noticing a pattern here?

* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: {{spoiler|Jen and Cathy have called a truce by the end, due to what they had to go through.}}

** [[The Hero]]: Jen

** [[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]: Mutual. Amber also has shades of being [[The Smart Guy]].

** [[The Big Guy]]: Jason

** [[The Chick]]: Amber

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Gregory Grue. As well as Mutual's parents.

* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: {{spoiler|Poor Fred.}}

* [[Screw Destiny]]: {{spoiler|Jen doesn't give a damn what Gregory says, she's not becoming a vampire OR dying OR leaving Mutual for Fred.}}

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Mutual

* [[True Companions]]: Jen, Amber, Jason, and Mutual.

* [[Worth It]]: Jen and her friends's opinion on {{spoiler|Jason flashing the crowd on the red carpet.}}

* [[You Are Not Alone]]: Amber, Jason, and Mutual help Jen through everything, no matter how much danger it puts them in.

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