The secret diary of adrian mole aged 13 3/4 by sue townsend plot summary, characterization, themes, author

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 away and regularly has to be taken to the vets, about his health (he's a hypochondriac), about his spots and lots of o…