History Literature / GossipTimesThree

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* AnAesop: [[ZigZaggingTrope Discussed, Averted, Played with then played straight.]]

* CoolBigSis: Gilda.
* CoolPet: Wheezy, Abby's dog.
* CreatorCameo: Via flashback with the Narrator.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The type of medicine that [[NoPeriodsPeriod no heating pad or chalky medicine can fix]].
** Christy thinks her friends will turn on her because she has smaller breasts.

* {{Adorkable}}: Christy.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The girls consider calling themselves the Dashing Daughters of Divorce, but then reconsider since it sound Dreadfully Dull.

* TheScrappy: Fred in-universe.

Let's just say it might as well be called ''Tween Drama Tropes [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]''

The book begins with the narrator [[CloudCuckoolander deciding what to call the main characters]] since she can't use their real names because they'll never speak to her again. She decides on [[ThemeNaming Abby]] (Because she was the first one to fall in love with Zack), Bess and Christy.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: There is [[NoFourthWall no fourth wall.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: [[spoiler: Gilda]] Our narrator.

* GettingCrappastTheRadar: The type of medicine that [[NoPeriodsPeriod no heating pad or chalky medicine can fix]].

** Abby>Bess>Christy is also the order in which the girls date Zack (Though only the last sticks)
* OddlyNamedSequel: The narrator considers doing this, but decides against it (Actually, her creative writing teacher discourages her.)

* WideEyedIdealist: Lindy with love. Every time is completely different and she knows this one is

''Gossip Times Three'' (By Amy Goldman Koss) is a book about...

Gossip Times Three (By ''Amy Goldman Koss'') is a book about...

* AmericansHateSoccer: Averted, most of the kids love soccer.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Author provides it for every character. Evil!Christy seems the most fun.

* CompleteMonster: [[RunningGag (boo hiss)]] Jonas.

* CrowningMomentofFunny: Christy and anaphalytic shock.

* FanPreferredCouple: Abby preferred couple. When Abby believes that Fred and Emma are going to be blown apart by Hurricane Bess even though Emma doesn't really care about Fred.

* MoeMoe: Dawn and her mother.
* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBogaloo: The narrator considers doing this, but decides against it (Actually, her creative writing teacher discourages her.)

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The aesop of [[LonersAreFreaks Loners are]] [[SubvertedTrope NOT]] [[LonersAreFreaks freaks]] and you can be happy either in a relationship or out is really lacking in YA books, so it's nice to have it here.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: On purpose. The narrator likes to tease us about the [=Max/Bess=] disaster and the [=Fred/His Mom/Dr.Y=] debacle, but the book ends without any explanation. That's why she calls him [[MeaningfulName Dr. Y]] in the first place.

* [[{{Ptitleljt5cobg}} Oddly Named Sequel 2 Electric Bogaloo]]: The narrator considers doing this, but decides against it (Actually, her creative writing teacher discourages her.)

Gossip Times Three

Let's just say it might aswell be called ''Tween Drama Tropes [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]''

* UnreliableNarrator: Complete with a fake ending where Bess and Gilda die.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: On purpose. The narrator likes to tease us about the [[=Max/Bess=]] disaster and the [[=Fred/His Mom/Dr.Y=]] debacle, but the book ends without any explanation. That's why she calls him [[MeaningfulName Dr. Y]] in the first place.

** Everybody is named in alphabetical order apart from the adults: Abby, Bess, Christy, Dawn, Emma, Fred, Gilda and [[OneOfThesethingsIsNotLIkeTheOthers Zack]].

* FanPreferedCouple: Abby preferred couple. When Abby believes that Fred and Emma are going to be blown apart by Hurricane Bess even though Emma doesn't really care about Fred.

* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBogaloo: The narrator considers doing this, but decides against it (Actually, her creative writing teacher discourages her.)

* Adorkable: Christy.

* FanPrefferedCouple: Abby preferred couple. When Abby believes that Fred and Emma are going to be blown apart by Hurricane Bess even though Emma doesn't really care about Fred.

* PeerPressureIsEvil: Christy has a lot of things she'd love to do, but she can't do them because of Bess and Abby.

* BreakingTheFouthWall: There is [[NoFouthWall no fourth wall.]]

Let's just say it might aswell be called ''Tween Drama Tropes [[DiscussedTropes Discussed]]''