Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging: confessions of Georgia Nicolson

Rennison, Louise. Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging: confessions of Georgia Nicolson Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY 1988.  ISBN 978-0064472272 247 pages Paperback $8.99

Awards/Honors:

--Not Just for Children Anymore! (Children's Book Council)

--Michael L. Printz Honor Book

--Book Sense 76 Pick

--IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice

--New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age

--ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

 Georgia Nicolson is an awkward teen with an awkward family, and she is trying to make sense of all the things that are wrong in her life: school, family, acne and boys.

Georgia's list of things that are going wrong:

1. -her Cat Angus and his crazy behavior
2. -her self consciousness and acne
3. -English slang terms, tosser, knickers, snogging
4. -her “stupid dad”
5. -discovering her sexuality (bras, thongs and boys)
6. -her three year old sister, and the pains of family life