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* NiceMeanAndInbetween: Emily (nice), Alexia (mean), and Andrea (in between).
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: AJ would rather die than let people find out about his first name, Arlo Jervis. When Andrea reveals it to the class after he dumps mashed potatoes on her head, he runs straight home.

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: AJ would rather die than let people find out about his first name, Arlo Jervis. When Andrea reveals it to the class after he dumps mashed potatoes on her head, he runs straight home. That being said, no one outside of Andrea ,who keeps referring to AJ as "Arlo", seems to care and still refer to him as "AJ"
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* DumbBlonde: Emily is shown to be just as gullible and ditzy as AJ. She once thought that she actually saw a cartoon character in real life despite the fact that someone was wearing a costume. When AJ [[SmartBall points this out]], she stands firm to her belief and doesn't listen to him.

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* DumbBlonde: Emily is shown to be just as gullible and ditzy as AJ. She once thought that she actually saw a cartoon character in real life despite the fact that someone was wearing a costume. When AJ AJ, [[SmartBall of all people, points this out]], she stands firm to her belief and doesn't listen to him.
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* AffableEvil: Mayor Hubble frequently gets arrested, but he gets time off for good behavior.

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* AffableEvil: AffablyEvil: Mayor Hubble frequently gets arrested, but he gets time off for good behavior.

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** "Oh Valentine's, We've Lost Our Minds" introduces French foreign exchange student Pierre, [[KidAnova a womanizer who manages to woo all of the girls in A.J.'s class]], including Andrea and Alexia.



* EmbarrassingFirstName: AJ would rather die than let people find out about his first name, Arlo Jervis. When Andrea reveals it to the class, he runs straight home.

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: AJ would rather die than let people find out about his first name, Arlo Jervis. When Andrea reveals it to the class, class after he dumps mashed potatoes on her head, he runs straight home.



* {{Manchild}}: Pretty much all of the adults have eccentric personalities that make them act like children. Miss Daisy doesn't know math, Mr. Klutz likes to do crazy stunts as incentives, Ms. Roopy [=LARPs=] as several famous people of history, and Ms. Hannah collects garbage to make art out of it.

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* {{Manchild}}: Pretty much all of the adults have eccentric personalities that make them act like children. Miss Daisy doesn't know math, Mr. Klutz likes to do crazy stunts as incentives, Ms. Roopy [=LARPs=] as several famous people of history, history and literature, and Ms. Hannah collects garbage to make art out of it.



* NapoleonDelusion: Mrs. Roopy, the school librarian, genuinely believes she is multiple different historical figures (George Washington, Neil Armstrong, etc).

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* NapoleonDelusion: Mrs. Roopy, the school librarian, genuinely believes possibly has Dissociative Identity Disorder because she is keeps pretending to be multiple different historical figures (George Washington, Neil Armstrong, etc).etc), and genuinely believes she is them. When A.J. tries to expose the truth to her in "Mrs. Roopy is Loopy" by showing her the George Washington costume she wore, she started to cry because she thought it meant the real George Washington was running around naked.



* ProneToTears: In every book, Emily runs out of the room crying at the slightest provocation.

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* ProneToTears: In every book, Emily runs out of the room crying at even the slightest provocation.


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** The second Valentine's Day book, "Oh Valentine's, We've Lost Our Minds" introduces a French boy named Pierre, whom A.J. fights with over the affection of Andrea.
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* MourningAnObject: In "Mrs. Kormel is Not Normal," AJ's Striker Smith action figure had its head fall off. The kids hold a funeral for it.
-->"Ashes to ashes, dust to dusted"
-->"We buried Striker Smith, because he was busted"
-->"He was really cool, but now he's dead"
-->"It's hard to live when you don't have a head"
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* AffableEvil: Mayor Hubble frequently gets arrested, but he gets time off for good behavior.
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* SeeingElvisInSoup: In "Mrs. Lilly is Silly," Ms. [=LaGrange=] claims to have seen Music/ElvisPresley in soup. This is published in the school newspaper.

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* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: The class president election in "Mayor Hubble is In Trouble" is treated the same as a legitimate political election. AJ and Andrea, the candidates, have to kiss babies and publish propaganda against each other.



* AmbiguousDisorder: Mrs. Roopy, the school librarian, possibly has Dissociative Identity Disorder because she genuinely believes she is multiple different historical figures (George Washington, Neil Armstrong, etc).


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* BreakingTheFourthWall: AJ seems to be aware that he is in a book. He often taunts the readers by telling them they'll have to read the next chapter to find something out.


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* GoofyPrintUnderwear: In "Mrs. Lilly is Silly," the school newspaper spreads rumors about Mr. Klutz not wearing any underwear. Furious, he proves he does by pulling down his pants and flashing his underwear at the class - they're boxers with hearts on them.


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* TheLadette: Alexia is a tomboy who exclusively hangs out with boys, and is just as rude and boorish as AJ and his friends.


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* MayorPain: Mayor Hubble is the closest thing the series has to a BigBad. In "Mr. Burke is Berserk," gold is discovered in the playground. Mayor Hubble attempts to steal it but is caught and arrested. After getting time off for good behavior, he cheats in the election, hoping to be re-elected for mayor in "Mayor Hubble is in Trouble," but is arrested again.


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* NapoleonDelusion: Mrs. Roopy, the school librarian, genuinely believes she is multiple different historical figures (George Washington, Neil Armstrong, etc).


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* OldWindbag: Mr. Loring, the music teacher before Mr. Hynde, was a very old man prone to droning on and on, boring his students.


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* OneParagraphChapter: Parodied in a few books, where a chapter lasts just one or two pages. It says that if you're reading this because your teachers made you read "[[ExactWords a chapter]]", then now you're done, and you can rub it in their face.


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* PoliticiansKissBabies: In "Mayor Hubble is in Trouble," AJ is running for class president, and as part of his campaign, is forced to kiss babies. He finds it disgusting.


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* RunningAwayToCry: Emily frequently runs out of rooms to cry.


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* SeeingElvisInSoup: In "Mrs. Lilly is Silly," Ms. [=LaGrange=] claims to have seen Music/ElvisPresley in soup. This is published in the school newspaper.
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-->'''AJ''': Do you eat kids for dinner?.

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-->'''AJ''': Do you eat kids for dinner?.lunch?



-->'''Ghost''': We eat kids for ''dinner,'' and soon it will be snacktime.

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-->'''Ghost''': We eat kids for ''dinner,'' and soon it will be snacktime.dinnertime.



* WrittenRoar: "Eeeek!" is the preferred method of screaming in the books, especially when it's coming from the female characters.

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* WrittenRoar: "Eeeek!" is the usually preferred method of screaming in the books, especially when it's coming from the female characters.
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The series currently consists of five arcs. ''My Weird School'' introduced AJ and his fellow classmates as they navigate second grade together. ''My Weird School Daze'' has the kids begin third grade with a teacher that also happens to be an alien. ''My Weirder School'' introduces a new main character to the fold: the tomboyish Alexa. ''My Weirdest School'' continues the students' third grade with a brand new teacher. And ''My Weirder-est School'' show the kids' final adventures in third grade. A sixth arc, ''My Weirdtastic School'', will begin in 2023, with it set to begin the kids' fourth grade tenures.

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The series currently consists of five arcs. ''My Weird School'' introduced AJ and his fellow classmates as they navigate second grade together. ''My Weird School Daze'' has the kids begin third grade with a teacher that also happens to be an alien. ''My Weirder School'' introduces a new main character to the fold: the tomboyish Alexa.Alexia. ''My Weirdest School'' continues the students' third grade with a brand new teacher. And ''My Weirder-est School'' show the kids' final adventures in third grade. A sixth arc, ''My Weirdtastic School'', will begin in 2023, with it set to begin the kids' fourth grade tenures.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Emily is the most injured kid and often goes through humiliating events a lot despite being a little girl.
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* LaboriousLaces: Michael is notorious for never tying his shoes.

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* MaliciousSlander: In "Mrs. Lilly is Silly", the kids publish a bunch of lies about the teachers in the school newspaper, and defend this out of "freedom of the press". They accuse Mr. Docker of being a domestic abuser, Ms. Yonkers of being a pyromaniac, Ms. Laney of being an alcoholic, Ms. Coco of being a car thief, and Mrs. Patty of being an animal killer.

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* MaliciousSlander: In "Mrs. Lilly is Silly", the kids publish a bunch of lies about the teachers in the school newspaper, and defend this out of "freedom of the press". They accuse Mr. Docker of being a domestic abuser, Ms. Yonkers of being a pyromaniac, pyromaniac/arsonist, Ms. Laney of being an alcoholic, Ms. Coco of being a car thief, and Mrs. Patty of being an animal killer.



* PrecociousCrush: AJ has a crush on the school nurse Mrs. Cooney, who is already married.

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* PrecociousCrush: AJ has had a crush on the school nurse Mrs. Cooney, who is already married.



* {{Squee}}: The girls are prone to screaming "EEEEK!" when something makes them really excited (such as wedding proposals, being asked out on a date by a cute boy, seeing their favorite pop stars, getting to be on television, etc.)

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* {{Squee}}: The girls are prone to screaming "EEEEK!" when something makes them really excited (such as wedding proposals, being asked out on a date by a cute boy, seeing their favorite favourite pop stars, getting to be on television, etc.)



* TeachersPet: Andrea loves to suck up to the teachers.

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* TeachersPet: Andrea loves to suck up to the teachers.teachers, and even admits to it when AJ calls her one in "My Weird School Goes To The Museum".



* WackyHomeroom: There's a kid who hates school, a kid who can't tie his shoes, a kid who WILL eat anything and everything, a tomboy, a "nude" kid, a tattletale, and a crybaby. To say nothing of the teachers.

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* WackyHomeroom: There's a kid who hates school, a kid who loves school, a kid who can't tie his shoes, a kid who WILL eat anything and everything, a tomboy, a "nude" kid, a tattletale, and a crybaby. To say nothing of the teachers.



[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Maybe TV Tropes will stop being so addictive,]] but it won't be easy!

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[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Maybe TV Tropes will stop being so addictive,]] addictive, but it won't be easy!easy!]]

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** The kids speculate that the school staff member of the book is actually an evil spy.

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** The kids speculate that the school staff member of the book is actually an evil spy.person.


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** The eleventh chapter of the math textbook, which is always interrupted by something.
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It is about the misadventures of AJ, a kid who hates school, and the various weird staff members that populate Ella Mentry School. AJ is accompanied by his friends (and enemies) nerdy Michael Robinson, [[BigEater Ryan Dole]], [[AcademicAlphaBitch Andrea Young]], [[ProneToTears Emily Pucket]], and later [[ButtMonkey Neil Crouch]] and [[TheLadette Alexia Juarez]].

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It is about the misadventures of AJ, a kid reluctant learner who hates school, and the various weird staff members that populate Ella Mentry School. AJ is accompanied by his friends (and enemies) nerdy Michael Robinson, [[BigEater Ryan Dole]], [[AcademicAlphaBitch Andrea Young]], [[ProneToTears Emily Pucket]], and later [[ButtMonkey Neil Crouch]] and [[TheLadette Alexia Juarez]].
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* InelegantBlubbering: This happens quite often when a group of characters cry over something that makes them really emotional.
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* {{Squee}}: The girls are prone to screaming "EEEEK!" when something makes them really excited (such as wedding proposals, being asked out on a date by a cute boy, seeing their favorite pop stars, getting to be on television, etc.)


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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The girls in AJ's class (except for Alexia) get scared easily by things like rats, bugs, reptiles, the dark, and other things a typical girly girl might be afraid of.


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* WrittenRoar: "Eeeek!" is the preferred method of screaming in the books, especially when it's coming from the female characters.

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