Set in 1980s leicester sue townsends the secret diary of adrian mole aged 13 34 follows the daily dramas and misadventures of adrians adolescent life with dysfunctional parents ungrateful elders a growing debt to school bully barry kent and an unruly pimple on his chin life is hard for a misunderstood intellectual who is only 13 34 to top it off when new girl pandora joins the class and captures his heart his best friend nigel steals hers can adrian win her love and escape from h