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How I Broke Up with Ernie

R. L. Stine (1990)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.38
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

StalkingObsessive BehaviorEmotional Manipulation

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryComing of Age

Hero archetypes

Obsessive ExStalker

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineOutspoken Heroine

Tropes

Supernatural StalkerCursed RelationshipFish out of WaterUnreliable Narrator

Themes

IndependenceBoundariesObsessionComing of AgeSupernatural Consequences

Synopsis

Breaking up with Ernie is not easy for Amy. Everyone thinks he is wonderful, and when she finally tells him, he just stares at her. No matter what she does, she can't make Ernie go away. Breaking up isn't just hard--it's impossible!

Tags

HorrorThrillerContemporary FantasyPsychological