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The Fourth Stall

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The Fourth Stall	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Ever wonder what The Godfather would look like in a grade school?Mac and Vince are a couple of enterprising sixth graders who have their own business. But where most other kids might run a lemonade stand or mow lawns on the weekends, these two, along with their muscle, Joe, solve kids' problems. Need help cheating a test? Want help to impress a girl? Want an M-rated video game? Mac's got you covered. Naturally his services don't come for free, but if your need is great he'll make an exception.Lately however, those exceptions are hard to come by due to the fact that the Chicago Cubs are a hair's breadth away from the World Series, and Mac and Vince are desperately trying to save up enough money to buy a seat. Unfortunately, when a kid named Fred walks into their "office" those plans get put on hold thanks to Fred's crushing dilemma- a local legend named Staples is after him, and he needs protection. See, Fred used to work for Staples, taking bets on sports games usually at the Middle school and High school level. Staples rigs the bets to make sure the kids always lose. His agents are in almost every school in town, and he does not take betrayal lightly.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The book has two sequels, titled The Fourth Stall: Part Two and Part Three respectively. In Part Two, the duo meets a girl named Trixie Von Parkway who has it out for a new science teacher, while the school's new Vice Principal is introducing a new form of standardized testing called "the SMARTS."In Part Three, Staples is back once again, this time in desperate need of the duo's services. Mac and Vince aren't interested in helping him as they've discontinued their business, until a new kid named Jimmy steps in, asking them if he can take over their legacy. After agreeing to let him do so, the two find out that they're not the only ones in the problem-solving business.The books are fairly humorous, but delve into serious topics and even Black Comedy at times. Chris Rylander wrote the first book in 2011, the second in 2012, and the third in 2013.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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The Fourth Stall / int_1777688d	comment	Genre Savvy: Mac is pretty amused to meet a kid whose problem is how bad school lunches are, remarking that school lunches are supposed to be bad. Although the problem now isn't that they taste bad, but rather that they're extremely unhealthy.
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The Fourth Stall / int_1bae1961	comment	The Heist: Each book has one, and they get progressively bigger. In the first book, Mac and Vince break into a kid's locker before school hours to find evidence of him associating with Staples. In Part Two, they break into the school after hours this time to rig the SMARTS test with the help of the bullies. In Part 3, they break into the admin offices during school hours to steal information off the computer system, using the help of an arsonist to distract everybody by causing a small fire.
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The Fourth Stall / int_1c445e86	comment	Poor Communication Kills: Pretty much every book has an example of Mac and/or Vince being manipulated by somebody because they weren't up front with each other, or someone else. In book one, Staples tricks Mac into thinking Vince has betrayed him simply by giving Vince money in a public place, as Vince doesn't know what Staples looks like. Then, when Mac accuses Vince of stealing his money, Vince assumes Mac is the one who betrayed him, and throws him out without trying to defend himself. In Part Two, Trixie/Hannah manipulates Mac into going after the science teacher Mr. Kjelson, who looks rather guilty when they ask him about her, making Mac think he's the one trying to shut down the school. Instead, it turns out that Hannah was merely forgetting to mention Mr. Kjelson's her father. In Part Three, Mac loses four thousand dollars to a robber he can't see in the dark, and assumes it's Staples. Then, when he confronts Staples right before they go after Kinko, Staples' sister, he rides off before Staples can even respond to the accusation. Turns out it was actually Jimmy all along.
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The Fourth Stall / int_38bf28e3	comment	Engineered Public Confession: Hannah uses her skills gained in AV club at the end to capture Dr. George screaming obscenities at Mac and Vince and ranting about how they ruined his plans. She puts the video up on screen in the theatre in front of all the parents, the Principal, and multiple other admins as well.
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The Fourth Stall / int_38d02d44	type	Batman Gambit
The Fourth Stall / int_38d02d44	comment	Batman Gambit: Dr. George correctly predicts that Mac and Vince will, without him having to do anything, rig the SMARTS to give everyone a good grade. He merely replaces the test key with a false one, causing the duo to give everyone failing grades instead.
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The Fourth Stall / int_3c0a4666	type	Noodle Incident
The Fourth Stall / int_3c0a4666	comment	Noodle Incident: All over the place. Some are brought up and then explained in later books, but many go completely unanswered. Mac Lampshades this a few times, claiming to know the real stories behind incidents that are nothing but noodles to his fellow students.
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The Fourth Stall / int_4e7c4536	type	Wham Line
The Fourth Stall / int_4e7c4536	comment	Wham Line: At the very end, Staples comes back.
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The Fourth Stall / int_50cc01e1	type	Do Not Call Me "Paul"
The Fourth Stall / int_50cc01e1	comment	Do Not Call Me "Paul": Mac gets extremely irked when Staples insists on calling him Christian. Likewise, Staples reacts like he got slapped in the face when Mac first calls him Barry.
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The Fourth Stall / int_50f66629	type	Crazy-Prepared
The Fourth Stall / int_50f66629	comment	Crazy-Prepared: Tyrell apparently not only knew Staples owned a pit bull, but also brought a two-pound steak with him in advance for just such an occasion.
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The Fourth Stall / int_52a8d3dc	type	Pyromaniac
The Fourth Stall / int_52a8d3dc	comment	Pyromaniac: Mac helps a kid named "Matches" of all things get an M-rated game called "Arsonist." And later on, uses him to distract the entire school so that Mac can hack the computer in the admin office.
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The Fourth Stall / int_55a37945	type	Badass Family
The Fourth Stall / int_55a37945	comment	Badass Family: Tyrell is Mac's top spy, and it's shown that the rest of his family is just as devoted to his spy antics.
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The Fourth Stall / int_617f0563	type	Heelâ€“Face Turn
The Fourth Stall / int_617f0563	comment	Heel–Face Turn: Staples tries to turn over a new leaf, giving up his illegal business ventures and even helping Mac and Vince when they have to reopen their business. He's more devoted to getting his sister than ever, but this time he's doing it the right way.
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The Fourth Stall / int_63d861f8	type	Even Evil Has Loved Ones
The Fourth Stall / int_63d861f8	comment	Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The reason why Staples is doing all this? It has nothing to do with his deadbeat father and everything to do with getting his little sister out of the foster system.
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The Fourth Stall / int_6439de78	comment	Heroic Sacrifice: Kitten sacrifices his carefully constructed image of being the school's Nice Guy and Book Worm (at least to the adults) by attacking a group of school admins with spray paint to buy Mac the time he needs to hack the school computers.
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The Fourth Stall / int_6b2b3b59	type	The Reveal
The Fourth Stall / int_6b2b3b59	comment	The Reveal: Fred was working for Staples the whole time. He was forced into it though, and he ends up working for the duo.
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The Fourth Stall / int_6b35bdff	type	Serious Business
The Fourth Stall / int_6b35bdff	comment	Serious Business: Great White, a bully originally from England, gets "marked" by Michi Oba, meaning she writes on his face with a permanent marker. She has an amazing talent of writing the one word you would most hate having on your face- for Mac it's "Narc" which is definitely a serious insult to a guy like him. What does Great White get marked with? "Manchester United."
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The Fourth Stall / int_7012424f	comment	Stealth Hi/Bye: When Dr. George comes to try and catch Mac and his friends using the East-wing bathroom as their office, Tyrell vanishes like a ghost.
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The Fourth Stall / int_716c0b1b	type	And the Adventure Continues
The Fourth Stall / int_716c0b1b	comment	And the Adventure Continues: The first book ends talking about Mac's next big customer, with Mac concluding that the tale is better left for another day.
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The Fourth Stall / int_7464705c	type	Arc Words
The Fourth Stall / int_7464705c	comment	Arc Words: "Girls are more dangerous than shotguns."
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The Fourth Stall / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
The Fourth Stall / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Staples tries to accuse Mac of getting in his way and forcing Staples to take him out, calling him a wannabe gangster. In response, Mac takes him down a few pegs:
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The Fourth Stall / int_a939d96a	type	Adults Are Useless
The Fourth Stall / int_a939d96a	comment	Adults Are Useless: Pretty much every adult in the series is either clueless, abusively neglectful, a disciplinarian, or downright evil. The two major exceptions are Mr. Kjelson and the janitor.
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The Fourth Stall / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
The Fourth Stall / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Not only is the cover design and plot reminiscent of The Godfather Mac considers the film trilogy to be his favorite, and loves quoting it.
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The Fourth Stall / int_ce104b8e	type	Serial Escalation
The Fourth Stall / int_ce104b8e	comment	Serial Escalation: The stakes in the first book are high, but parts two and three make them feel nostalgic. In the first book, Staples almost breaks Mac and Vince's friendship and hurts some people but finally gets taken down without too many consequences. In Part Two, the entire school almost gets shut down by the school board, Mac and Vince get kicked off the baseball team, have to do hours of community service work, and almost get expelled. In Part Three, Mac actually does get expelled, the school suffers multiple crippling disasters at the hands of Kinko, and there's practically an all-out battle between Mac's friends and Kinko's friends at the end of the book.
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The Fourth Stall / int_dc579c91	type	Contrived Coincidence
The Fourth Stall / int_dc579c91	comment	Contrived Coincidence: The only reason Mac and Vince figure out how Staples' dad factors into the equation is because he happened to be visiting a random crazy woman who lived near a log cabin Mac and Vince happened to be staying at that weekend.
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The Fourth Stall / int_eda30d58	comment	0% Approval Rating: After Mac and the gang unknowingly cause the whole school to fail the SMARTS his locker is filled with hateful notes and graffiti. Vince doesn't fare much better.
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