Readers may need a glossary to interpret some of the slang used by British author and comedian Louise Rennison in her diary-novels about the adventures of a female teen navigating the treacherous waters of love, school, and the perfect lip gloss in...

Georgia Nicolson memorably burst upon the literary scene two years ago, star of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. Her self-obsessed, keenly observant, gleefully teenage persona strikes at the heart of adolescence, for teenagers and exteenagers alike. Author Louise Rennison--whose previous career encompasses...

Awry sense of humor, an ear for dialogue (and inner monologue), a heritage of anecdotal storytelling, firsthand knowledge of what it's really like to be an adolescent girl, and a stroke of luck have made British author Louise Rennison's award-winning books (Angus, Thongs,...