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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

Sue Townsend, Pearce Quigley

  • 235 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1984
  • 31 editions
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1 About this book

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole is a novel in the form of a fictional diary by Sue Townsend. It is the second in the Adrian Mole series. It focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenage aspiring intellectual. The story takes place from 1982 to mid-1983.

Prominent events in this volume are the breakup and later reconciliation of Adrian and Pandora, Adrian's attempt to run away from home and subsequent breakdown, the birth of his sister Rosie Mole, and Adrian's general worry about his O levels and nuclear war.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Humor
  • Juvenile Wit and humor
  • Young adult fiction
  • Diaries
  • Teenage boys
  • Diary fiction
  • Social life and customs
  • Adolescence

2 About Sue Townsend

1946–2014

Susan Lillian Townsend (née Johnstone; 2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole. After writing in secret from the age of 14, Townsend first became known for her plays, her signature character first appearing in a radio drama, but her work soon expanded into other forms.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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