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* CreatorsFavorite: Lubar has mentioned that he likes Trash.
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EnsembleDarkHorse: [[MindOverMatter Trash]] is virtually the only thing people recall when remembering the books.
* MainstreamObscurity: While plenty of people remember reading Hidden Talents, David Lubar’s {{Literature/Weenies}} Series is ''far'' more well known.
* MainstreamObscurity: While plenty of people remember reading Hidden Talents, David Lubar’s {{Literature/Weenies}} Series is ''far'' more well known.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: [[MindOverMatter Trash]] is virtually the only thing people recall when remembering the books.
* MainstreamObscurity: While plenty of people remember reading Hidden Talents, David Lubar’s {{Literature/Weenies}} Series is ''far'' more wellknown.known.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The sequel. The first book was relatively benign, with a comedic tone and the highest stakes being that the main characters had to deal with a school bully; the worst a character suffered was a broken arm. The second has [[spoiler: the boys being separated, Martin running away from his abusive dad, Trash being kidnapped and experimented on, and Licky undergoing SanitySlippage and being institutionalized.]] [[SarcasmMode What fun!]]
* MainstreamObscurity: While plenty of people remember reading Hidden Talents, David Lubar’s {{Literature/Weenies}} Series is ''far'' more well
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The sequel. The first book was relatively benign, with a comedic tone and the highest stakes being that the main characters had to deal with a school bully; the worst a character suffered was a broken arm. The second has [[spoiler: the boys being separated, Martin running away from his abusive dad, Trash being kidnapped and experimented on, and Licky undergoing SanitySlippage and being institutionalized.]] [[SarcasmMode What fun!]]
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Lucky goes insane from the voices of lost toy soldiers buried in his school's foundation, and actually starts tearing down the school trying to get to them. He then gets committed. Meanwhile, Trash has been kidnapped and drugged for the purpose of experimentation...]]
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* NightmareFuel: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: How much of the teachers poor treatment of Martin due to [[spoiler: Lucky goes insane him accidentally using his powers to piss them off?]]
** [[spoiler: Were Martin’s friends aware of their powers to begin with? Even though all of them initially disbelieve Martin, they seem uncharacteristically angry when he insists; a far cry from the goofballs they were earlier. Is it possible Martin read their souls and felt that deep down, they knew ''something'' was wrong with them?]]
** [[spoiler: Are the voices in Lucky’s head real? A brief thought of his brings this into question. It’s possible that Lucky’s only ability is to sense losttoy soldiers buried objects while the voices in his school's foundation, head are potentially an undiagnosed [[HearingVoices mental condition]].]]
** Is Lip really a bully, or is he only tagging along with Bloodbath to avoid becoming his target? His small stature and relative harmlessness when not around Bloodbath would suggest the latter.
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* MainstreamObscurity: While plenty ofexperimentation...]]people remember reading Hidden Talents, David Lubar’s {{Literature/Weenies}} Series is ''far'' more well known.
** [[spoiler: Were Martin’s friends aware of their powers to begin with? Even though all of them initially disbelieve Martin, they seem uncharacteristically angry when he insists; a far cry from the goofballs they were earlier. Is it possible Martin read their souls and felt that deep down, they knew ''something'' was wrong with them?]]
** [[spoiler: Are the voices in Lucky’s head real? A brief thought of his brings this into question. It’s possible that Lucky’s only ability is to sense lost
** Is Lip really a bully, or is he only tagging along with Bloodbath to avoid becoming his target? His small stature and relative harmlessness when not around Bloodbath would suggest the latter.
*CultClassic: The book is rather obscure, but is usually remembered fondly by those who actually
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* MainstreamObscurity: While plenty of
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Lucky goes insane from the voices of lost toy soldiers buried in his school's foundation, and actually starts tearing down the school trying to get to them. He then gets committed. Meanwhile, Trash has been kidnapped and drugged for the purpose of experimentation...]]
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