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Top 25 Clich?s in YA novels (A NaNoWriMo Post) email this discussion to a friend?

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Was reading Top 25 Clich?s in YA novels and had to respond to her list.Lets see how many of these thing I did/do in real life, shall we?#25? Vegetarian teens with unsympathetic meat-eating parentsI was a vegan teen who grew up on a poultry farm. My parents were very unsympathetic.#24? Shy or withdrawn characters that take refuge in the school?s art room/ compassionate art teachersI have Autism - I have barely spoken a full paragraph in my entire life - I was constantly teased and bullied...

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