The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Author: Sue Townsend Published: Mandarin Paperbacks, 1983 Setting: from Thursday January 1st to Saturday April 3rd (Two years later) Plot Summary Adrian is an acne plagued thirteen-year-old teenager who reports his thoughts and experiences in his secret diary every day. He finds himself confronted with all sorts of problems, worries about his father who works all day and is a heavy smoker and drinker, about his dog that runs …showed first 75 words of 2169 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2169 total…tle "Adrian Mole: from Minor to Major". It included the three parts of the diaries plus a new episode of the series entitled "Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians". Townsend's latest publication was the controversial novel "The Queen and I" in 1992. Today Sue is a happy grandmother of three grandchildren. Even though she has sold over seven million books all over the world she is not really recognized as one of England's best authors.