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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* ''}}
{{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* ''}}


''The Cornerville Trace Mythos'' are a series of young adult books by Adam Selzer that take place in the fictional town of Cornersville Trace, Iowa. They started off as a realistic fiction humor series, but have recently started entering the [[Urban Fantasy]] genre. They are, in order:
''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos]]'' are a series of young adult books by Adam Selzer that take place in the fictional town of Cornersville Trace, Iowa. They started off as a realistic fiction humor series, but have recently started entering the [[Urban Fantasy]] genre. They are, in order:


* ''How to Get Suspended and Influence People'': 14-year-old Leon [[Embarrassing Middle Name|Noside]] Harris is a gifted (not to mention [[Deadpan Snarker|endlessly sarcastic]]) 8th grader who is tasked with creating a sex-ed video ([[It Makes Sense in Context|long story]]). He decides to craft it as an avante-garde film, and also decides to be frank about [[A Date With Rosie Palms|masturbation]], which angers [[Moral Guardians|Mrs. Smollett]].
* ''How to Get Suspended and Influence People'': 14-year-old Leon [[Embarrassing Middle Name|Noside]] Harris is a gifted (not to mention [[Deadpan Snarker|endlessly sarcastic]]) 8th grader who is tasked with creating a sex-ed video ([[It Makes Sense in Context|long story]]). He decides to craft it as an avante-garde film, and also decides to be frank about [[A Date with Rosie Palms|masturbation]], which angers [[Moral Guardians|Mrs. Smollett]].
* ''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.
* ''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.
* ''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.
* ''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.


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== Tropes ==
=== Tropes used in ''How to Get Suspended and Influence People'' and ''Pirates of the Retail Wasteland'' ===
=== 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.
* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Dustin. Leon, to a much lesser extent.
{{quote| Now, I don't wish to imply that I don't care about sex or think about it. Hell, if I dedicated all the time I spend thinking about sex to, say, learning Italian, I would've been fluent by the end of the seventh grade. Dustin Eddlebeck, on the other hand, is just plain sick.}}
{{quote|Now, I don't wish to imply that I don't care about sex or think about it. Hell, if I dedicated all the time I spend thinking about sex to, say, learning Italian, I would've been fluent by the end of the seventh grade. Dustin Eddlebeck, on the other hand, is just plain sick.}}
* [[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?
* [[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
* [[Asian and Nerdy]]: Jenny
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* [[Make-Out Kids]]: Brian and Edie apparently have no problems with PDA.
* [[Make-Out Kids]]: Brian and Edie apparently have no problems with PDA.
* [[Meddling Parents]]: Jenny's, who are way overprotective of her. To Jenny, ordering espresso is like ordering speed.
* [[Meddling Parents]]: Jenny's, who are way overprotective of her. To Jenny, ordering espresso is like ordering speed.
* [[Moral Guardians]]: [[In Universe|Mrs. Smollett]], much to Leon's chagrin.
* [[Moral Guardians]]: [[In-Universe|Mrs. Smollett]], much to Leon's chagrin.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Mrs. Smollett at the end of ''How to Get Suspended''. [[The Bus Came Back|She makes a brief reappearance in the next book.]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Mrs. Smollett at the end of ''How to Get Suspended''. [[The Bus Came Back|She makes a brief reappearance in the next book.]]
* [[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]].
* [[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.
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Brian and Edie.
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* [[The Alleged Car]]: The Jenmobile.
* [[The Alleged Car]]: The Jenmobile.
{{quote| ''I got it for two hundred and fifty at an auction, and I probably overpaid.''}}
{{quote|''I got it for two hundred and fifty at an auction, and I probably overpaid.''}}
* [[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]].
* [[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''.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Fred and Cathy, both of whom made their first appearances in ''I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It''.
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* [[Full-Name Basis]]: Gregory Grue is always Gregory Grue.
* [[Full-Name Basis]]: Gregory Grue is always Gregory Grue.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Gregory Grue. As well as Mutual's parents.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Gregory Grue. As well as Mutual's parents.
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: [[In Universe|Jen's opinion of Mutual]].
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: [[In-Universe|Jen's opinion of Mutual]].
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Gregory Grue delivers a rather brutal one to Jen.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Gregory Grue delivers a rather brutal one to Jen.
* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: {{spoiler|Poor Fred.}}
* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: {{spoiler|Poor Fred.}}
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* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Mutual
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Mutual
* [[True Companions]]: Jen, Amber, Jason, and Mutual.
* [[True Companions]]: Jen, Amber, Jason, and Mutual.
* [[Two Girls and A Guy]]: Amber, Jen, and Jason, prior to Mutual returning to Cornersville.
* [[Two Girls and a Guy]]: Amber, Jen, and Jason, prior to Mutual returning to Cornersville.
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: The [[In Universe]] book about Jen, ''Born to be Extraordinary''.
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: The [[In-Universe]] book about Jen, ''Born to be Extraordinary''.
* [[Worth It]]: Jen and her friends's opinion on {{spoiler|Jason flashing the crowd on the red carpet.}}
* [[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.
* [[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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Latest revision as of 19:11, 13 April 2017
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 while flinging around unicorn poop.
—Jennifer Van Der Berg, Extraordinary*

The Cornersville Trace Mythos are a series of young adult books by Adam Selzer that take place in the fictional town of Cornersville Trace, Iowa. They started off as a realistic fiction humor series, but have recently started entering the Urban Fantasy genre. They are, in order:

  • How to Get Suspended and Influence People: 14-year-old Leon Noside Harris is a gifted (not to mention endlessly sarcastic) 8th grader who is tasked with creating a sex-ed video (long story). He decides to craft it as an avante-garde film, and also decides to be frank about masturbation, which angers Mrs. Smollett.
  • 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 The Cornersville Trace Mythos include:

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

Now, I don't wish to imply that I don't care about sex or think about it. Hell, if I dedicated all the time I spend thinking about sex to, say, learning Italian, I would've been fluent by the end of the seventh grade. Dustin Eddlebeck, on the other hand, is just plain sick.

Tropes used in I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It

Tropes used in Extraordinary*

I got it for two hundred and fifty at an auction, and I probably overpaid.

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