The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (2) (The Adrian Mole Series #2)

By: Sue Townsend

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Synopsis: &“Townsend&’s wit is razor sharp&” as her self-proclaimed intellectual adolescent hero continues his hilarious angst-filled secret diary (TheMirror). I can&’t wait until I am fully mature and can make urban conversation with intellectuals. Growing up among inferiors in Great Britain isn&’t easy for a sensitive fifteen-year-old &“poet of the Midlands&” like Adrian Mole, considering everything in the world is conspiring to scar him for life: His hormones are in a maelstrom; his mother is pregnant (at her age!); his girlfriend, Pandora, is in shutdown; radio stardom isn&’t panning out; he&’s become allergic to non-precious metals; and passing his exams is as dire a crisis as the Falkland Islands. From weathering a profound but shaky romance with the love of his life to negotiating his parents&’ reconciliation to writing his poetry on restroom walls (why on earth did he sign his name?), &“Adrian Mole is as engaging as ever&” (Time Out). The sequel to the beloved TheSecret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ continues Adrian&’s chronicle of angst, which has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide, and been adapted for television and staged as a musical. Adrian Mole is truly &“a phenomenon&” (The Washington Post).