Best diary books for how it feels to be a teenager

There's something about the diary or journal format in a book that really helps you get under a character's skin.

After all, you're privy to their first-person, most innermost thoughts. The relationship between the reader and this character feels so close that it can almost feel like a friendship.

This must be why diary books are at their most powerful when you are a pre-teen or a young teenager: battling through puberty, everyday life, and trying to figure out who you are and want to be.

Below are some of our favourites for capturing the highs, the lows, and the very, very funny bits. 

For readers 12+.