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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

by Sue Townsend · 1984

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At sixteen, Adrian Mole's life continues to be nothing but a set of tragic circumstances: His tempestuous relationship with an alluring schoolmate tortures him, while his intellectualism continues to be ignored by the British press. Despite it all he remains as agonizingly funny as ever in this, the second of his diaries.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
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funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
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young adultchildrens
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medium · 304 pages
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