The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend

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The secret diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend

Series: Adrian Mole (1)

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Info:	New York: HarperTempest, 2003.
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one of fave books read when teenager, funny, amusing, thought provoking, view into a boys mind and some cool illustrations (

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purplesue | May 27, 2009 |

Excellent--great fun. Very British, in all the best ways...

mochap | Apr 13, 2009 |

A very humorous book where the world at large is seen through the eyes of a 13 year old boy living in the English countryside. (

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suchisundar | Sep 1, 2008 |

Noch so genial beim 4ten und 5ten mal lesen, wie beim 1sten mal. Adrian ist Kult! (

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Series (with order)

Adrian Mole (1)

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Leicestershire, England, UK

London, England, UK

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (2009 ∙ IMDb)

Awards and honors

Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (1997, No 77)

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 112)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1986)

Guardian 1000 (Family and self)

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Epigraph

'Paul walked with something screwed up tight inside him ... yet he chatted away with his mother. He would never have confessed to her how he suffered over these things and she only partly guessed.' D. H. Lawrence Sons and Lovers

Dedication

For Colin and also for Sean, Dan, Vicki and Elizabeth with love and thanks

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These are my New Year's resolutions:

1. I will help the blind across the road.

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Amazon.com (ISBN 0060533994, Paperback)

Teen angst has never been such serious business--or this much fun! In his secret diary, British teen Adrian Mole excruciatingly details every morsel of his turbulent adolescence. Mixed in with daily reports about the zit sprouting on his chin are heartrending passages about his parents' chaotic marriage. Adrian sees all, and he has something to say about everything. Delightfully self-centered, Adrian is the sort of teen who could rule a much better world--if only his crazy relatives and classmates would get out of his way. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole is a riot, and--although written more than 15 years ago--there is something deliciously timeless about Adrian's angst.

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