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* The90s: Takes place sometime in the 1997.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Late-90's homophobia shows up here and there, as do words like "retard" and other now very unacceptable terms.
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Craig.
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* EldritchAbomination: Jykunne, the 'God' of the monstrosities that have been tormenting Jackie and Craig.
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* DisappearedDad: Craig's dad vanished when he was ten. It's implied he abandoned them because of something "wrong" with Craig, though what exactly he didn't like is never made clear.
* EldritchAbomination: Jykunne, the 'God' of the monstrosities that have been tormenting Jackie and Craig.
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* VainSorceress: Fang, part of the Maraw Clan of Cannibal Witches, [[NightmareFetishist takes great pride in her discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
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* VainSorceress: Fang, part of the Maraw Clan of Cannibal Witches, [[NightmareFetishist takes great pride in her discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]]]
* XMeetsY: A ComingOfAgeStory meets a CosmicHorrorStory!
* XMeetsY: A ComingOfAgeStory meets a CosmicHorrorStory!
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* TheMenInBlack: The S.S.C., a shadowy organization that suppresses the truth about paranormal phenomena worldwide.
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* EldritchAbomination: Jykunne, the 'God' of the monstrosities that have been tormenting Jackie and Craig.
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* TheFairFolk: Called 'Parachildren' here, though Will identifies them as the source of Fairy lore. [[OrganicTechnology Also, biomechanical.]]
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* CosmicPlaything: Jackie and Craig, both literally and figuratively.
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* SarcasmBlind: Amy Black, though this is due to the Autism.
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* AerithAndBob: Jackie, Craig, Amy and Will are stuck slumming it with Talon, Screech and Fang for the middle third of the novel.
* AerithAndBob: Jackie, Craig, Amy and Will are stuck slumming it with Talon, Screech and Fang for the middle third of the novel.
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* FourTempermentEnsemble: Craig is Sanguine, Jackie's Choleric, Will is Melancholic and Amy is Phlegmatic.
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* HighFunctioningAutism: Amy Black, a teenage girl who Craig convinces to join the fight, is described as autistic; though the book uses AspergerSyndrome and HighFunctioningAutism interchangeably.
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* VainSorceress: Fang, part of the Maraw Clan of Cannibal Witches, [[NightmareFetishist take great pride in their discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
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* VainSorceress: Fang, part of the Maraw Clan of Cannibal Witches, [[NightmareFetishist take takes great pride in their her discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
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* VainSorceress: The Maraw, a trio of cannibal witches, [[NightmareFetishist take great pride in their discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
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* VainSorceress: The Maraw, a trio Fang, part of cannibal witches, the Maraw Clan of Cannibal Witches, [[NightmareFetishist take great pride in their discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: The [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Cannibalistic Teenage Witches]] Talon, Screech and Fang maintain their immortality through [[I'mAHumanitarian humanitarian]] means.
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* {{Chupacabra}}: The first creature Jackie and Craig encounter.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Jackie listens to hard rock and heavy metal, steals and swears like a sailor, while Craig is terribly sensitive, quiet and (when he does talk) nervously soft-spoken.
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* VainSorceress: The Maraw, a trio of cannibal witches, [[NightmareFetishist take great pride in their discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
* VainSorceress: The Maraw, a trio of cannibal witches, [[NightmareFetishist take great pride in their discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Averted. SO HARD.
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Jackie's Inhaler.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[Spoiler: Jackie's constantly 'blasting' off her inhaler, and an asthma attack is ultimately what kills her in the end.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[Spoiler: Jackie's [[spoiler:Jackie's constantly 'blasting' off her inhaler, and an asthma attack is ultimately what kills her in the end.]]
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.
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* DeadpanSnarker: The titular characters - Jackie maybe slightly more.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[Spoiler: Jackie's constantly 'blasting' off her inhaler, and an asthma attack is ultimately what kills her in the end.]]
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* AnAesop: Life is full of tragedy, which is just what makes the few bright spots so much more precious. Also, in the face of the universe's cold, senseless indifference, we must cherish our few connections with others and accept them for their flaws.
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* AnAesop: Life is full of tragedy, which is just what makes the few bright spots so much more precious. Also, in the face of the universe's cold, senseless indifference, we must cherish our few connections with others and accept them for their flaws.flaws.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Jackie listens to hard rock and heavy metal, steals and swears like a sailor, while Craig is terribly sensitive, quiet and (when he does talk) nervously soft-spoken.
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.yet.
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* AlienBlood: Creatures bleed black, grey, translucent, ''electrical sparks,'' and (in one case) flammable fuel of some kind, presumably to prevent the book from traumatizing its target preteen audience.
* AnAesop: Life is full of tragedy, which is just what makes the few bright spots so much more precious. Also, in the face of the universe's cold, senseless indifference, we must cherish our few connections with others and accept them for their flaws.
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* AlienBlood: Creatures bleed black, grey, translucent, ''electrical sparks,'' and (in one case) flammable fuel of some kind, presumably to prevent the book from traumatizing its target preteen audience.
* AnAesop: Life is full of tragedy, which is just what makes the few bright spots so much more precious. Also, in the face of the universe's cold, senseless indifference, we must cherish our few connections with others and accept them for their flaws.
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror-Low Fantasy Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror-Low Fantasy novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeirder [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.
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''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror-Low Fantasy novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows Jackie the [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched friends mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of ImprovisedWeaponry to [[AxCrazy/slaughter [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeirder/progressively [[OurMonstersAreWeirder progressively trippier and trippier 'abominations']] "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook/Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.
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