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* IKnowYourTrueName: Tolly and Ping discover Melanie's true name, They later realise they can use it in an exorcism ritual, which is what finally defeats her.
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* SadlyMythtaken: In the fifth book, the grandmother refers to Melusine as the devil's daughter, and to Demogorgon as another name for the devil. However, Wiki/TheOtherWiki refers to Melusine as a half-human water spirit, and Demogorgon as a demon, not the devil himself.

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* SadlyMythtaken: In the fifth book, the grandmother refers to Melusine as the devil's daughter, and to Demogorgon as another name for the devil. However, Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki refers to Melusine as a half-human water spirit, and Demogorgon as a demon, not the devil himself.

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* AdultFear: In the sixth book, when Roger sees the Saxons massacring the Britons in the sixth century, he initially believes that this is his own time, and that his own village is being massacred with his family having been killed -- a very realistic fear in the twelfth century (and in parts of the world today).


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* HarmfulToMinors: In the sixth book, when Roger sees the Saxons massacring the Britons in the sixth century, he initially believes that this is his own time, and that his own village is being massacred with his family having been killed.
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* RealityEnsues: The result of Ping's attempt to aid Hanno's escape.
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* DeathByNewberyMedal: The book which won the Carnegie Medal is the fourth one, in which [[spoiler:Hanno the gorilla gets shot]].


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* GentleGorilla: Hanno.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: In the first book, Tolly's original nickname, Toto.

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In the first book, Tolly's original nickname, Toto.



** In the fifth book, the boys derisively refer to Melanie as "Melanie Daisy".


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* MaliciousMisnaming: In the fifth book, the boys derisively refer to Melanie as "Melanie Daisy".
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* BooToTheZoo: In ''A Stranger at Green Knowe'' Ping first encounters Hanno the gorilla in a bare concrete cage, which the narration likens to a human being confined for life in a bathroom.

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* %%* BooToTheZoo: In ''A Stranger at Green Knowe'' Ping first encounters Hanno the gorilla in a bare concrete cage, which the narration likens to a human being confined for life in a bathroom.bathroom.
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* BooToTheZoo: In ''A Stranger at Green Knowe'' Ping first encounters Hanno the gorilla in a bare concrete cage, which the narration likens to a human being confined for life in a bathroom.
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* Green Knowe is not a castle, but a (real) house of comparatively modest size.
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* MissingMom: Tolly's mother is dead.
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%% * ABoyAndHisX: Gorilla, in ''A Stranger at Green Knowe''. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%

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%% * ABoyAndHisX: Gorilla, in ''A Stranger at Green Knowe''. %% Add more context Knowe'' - Ping feels a powerful bond to describe their relationship Hanno when they first meet, and what effect it has on them. %%befriends Hanno when he's hiding at Green Knowe.
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* ABoyAndHisX: Gorilla, in ''A Stranger at Green Knowe''.

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%% * ABoyAndHisX: Gorilla, in ''A Stranger at Green Knowe''.Knowe''. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%
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** Due to the strong central theme/tone of recurrence and continuity throughout the series, names and faces repeat a lot in the Oldknow family. Tolly's great grandmother, the current owner of the house, notes this and specifically says Tolly looks a lot like his grandfather.

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* ShownTheirWork: The prologue to the fourth book, with the gorillas, is said to be an accurate description of their way of life.



* ShownTheirWork: The prologue to the fourth book, with the gorillas, is said to be an accurate description of their way of life.
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* WhenTreesAttack: The old tree Green Noah is possessed by a demon as a result of a gypsy curse, and is capable of walking around in search of victims. It's ultimately destroyed by a bolt of lightning.

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