Louise Rennison
Louise Rennison was a writer and comedian who grew up in Leeds and later lived in Brighton. She was crowned 'Queen of Teens' for her best-selling Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series and for her follow-up series Withering Tights. The first of her books about Georgia Nicolson, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, was later made into a feature film. Louise passed away in 2016.
Books
...Startled by his Furry Shorts
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 11-13
Reading age: 10+
Having told Massimo, the Italian stallion, that she is only interested in a monogamous relationship, Georgia Nicholson now has an agonising wait to find out if he will be her real boyfriend or not.
...Then he ate my boy entrancers
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 11-13
Reading age: 10+
This latest installment of Georgia Nicholson’s diaries sees her jetting off to Hamburger-a-gogo land in search of Masimo, the ‘Lurve God of the Universe’.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 11-14
Reading age: 11+
Welcome to the world of Georgia Nicolson - an angst-ridden teenage girl who keeps a diary to record the rollercoaster of emotions and experiences she faces every day
Dancing in My Nuddy-pants!
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 11-15
Reading age: 11+
This fourth book in the series sees Georgia suffering her usual problems with boys and school, continuing her on/off relationships, and enduring the embarrassing behaviour of her parents.
It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers!
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 11+
Georgia Nicholson's account of her life with her friends, her family, her eccentric cat Angus and her on-off relationship with 'sex god' Robbie is colourful and convincing.
Stop in the Name of Pants!
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 11+
‘Luuuurve God’ Masimo has gone back to Italy for the summer and she finds herself drawn to her old friend Dave the Laugh, who seems to be drawn to her too…
Withering Tights
Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 11+
When Tallulah’s parents pack her off to an am-dram college, she hopes she will become a toppity-top-actress type. Infectiously mad and hilariously dramatic, Withering Tights is unputdownable.