Chekhov's Gun: Being surprisingly tightly plotted is one of the strong points of the series.Then, nine books later, Jamie finds the old rotten peach in her locker, and Isabella takes it, later making it up to look like a shrunken head, trying to sell it to fund the amusement-park trip being offered by Jamie's aunt, but getting in trouble with the police because she tried to sell it to a cop's son. First, a peach rolls out of Jamie's bag, earning Jamie the nickname "Peach Girl" from Mike Pinsetti, and then another peach rolls out at the end of the book, but Angeline interrupts Pinsetti by giving him a nickname of his own. Chekhov's Boomerang: The peaches Jamie's mom packed in her lunch in book 1.Characterization Marches On: In the first few books, Angeline was more like a stereotypical popular girl, and Isabella was spacey and awkward instead of cunning and manipulative.Call-Back: When Angeline finally fixes Jamie's hair in book 8, the last time it was offered (which was in book 3) is mentioned.In Never Underestimate Your Dumbness, Jamie comments that if she was a dog and had to choose between the pound and Angeline, she would choose the pound, unless the third choice was to pound Angeline.I smile when I think about a unicorn kicking Angeline over a waterfall. Angeline smiles when she thinks about how much prettier she is than a waterfall or a unicorn. I know that's hard to believe, because everybody smiles about something, right? Isabella smiles when her brothers get in trouble. Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs: This line from Can Adults Become Human?.Jamie expresses surprise whenever Isabella seems to be interested in academic work, but Isabella is running a scheme in almost every book. Brainy Brunette: Isabella, but less in the sense of academics and more in the way of evil genius.Brain Bleach: Jamie's walked in on her naked grandma and claims her eyeballs were fried from the horror.Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Angeline's portrayal at the beginning is like this, before it's revealed that she has Hidden Depths and Jamie realizes that she's not a bad person after all, and that she never was one to begin with.Bilingual Bonus: Jim Benton's name is written in Japanese on page 32 of the sixth book.The second time, it turns out that the only reason Jamie isn't considered pretty is her unflattering hair. The first time, Jamie and Isabella give a makeover to an unpopular girl named Margaret and as a result, end up becoming Unwitting Pawns in another girl's plan. Beautiful All Along: Parodied on two separate occasions.Bait-and-Switch Comparison: Jamie does these frequently across the series.Yes, she's ridiculously beautiful and has tremendous influence.but she has no clique, hangers-on, or regular friends (until you can count Jamie), is friendly to all the school "losers", shows no concern over her social status, and while an excellent manipulator, uses said power rarely and when she does, it's generally for good. All-Natural Snake Oil: Subverted in that Jamie's not trying to scam people, but in The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free, she slaps the adjective "vegetarian" (something she's entertaining being) on all of her friends' enterprises to make them sound more virtuous and appealing.even when vegetarianism has absolutely nothing to do with their services.She's overjoyed when more substantially recognized as a "best friend" in school voting rather than being voted prettiest, and she grows resentful of her peers using her as a paradigm in a project about etiquette. The Ace: Angeline is popular, beautiful, smart, and multi-talented and could have anything she ever wanted.but the way people perceive her as perfect bothers her and she expresses a desire to be seen as a normal human.
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