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

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Summary

Before Harry Potter arrived on the scene, Adrian Mole was the most famous adolescent in English literature. Unlike Harry, Adrian Mole inhabits a comic, but very real world, filled with adolescent worries about love, sex, his future, and acne. The first in a very successful series of novels told in diary form, subsequent works record Adrian's struggles and successes into adulthood. The diary begins when Adrian is age 13 ¾, and ends with...

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