Summery: The secret diary of Adrian Mole

This is a book about Adrian Mole. Adrian is a thirteen and ¾ years old boy who has decided to write his own diary. In the diary he will explain all his feelings, his relatives, his thoughts and at the end his life.

The diary starts the first day of the year with eight resolutions for the Ney Year. His parents are not as the typical ones. He thinks that they are alcoholic. His mum gives him always unhealthy food. Suddenly his parents get ill so, his neighbour, Mr. Lucas began to visit his mum as more as is the normal.

At school Adrian met Pandora and he falls in love. At the same time he joins a group called the Good Samaritans. With this group he has to help an old man called Bert Baxter. This old man has a dirty and old house with a dirty dog. Al school things don’t go as he expect since Pandora is going out with his best friend, Nigel.

Adrian’s parents argue a lot and his mum starts to work with Mr. Lucas lots of hours. Problems arise when Adrian’s classmate demands money and he hasn’t. In March Adrian’s parents split and he feels very sad. Adrian’s mother leaves Adrian’s father to go with Mr. Lucas.

In April things go worse: there isn’t so much money to by money, to pay electricity, etc...and Adrian’s father is dating with a woman called Doreen Slater. Adrian’s father loses his job and he starts to drink and to smoke so the grandmother arrives to help and change de situation. 

 

But suddenly Adrian and Pandora fall in love. Bert Baxter has to come to the hospital for health problems but he escapes and moves into the house of the neighbours of Adrian with an Indian family. In June Pandora goes on holidays and Adrian spends much money phoning her. Baxter fall in love with an old lady who met in the pensioner home. She is Queenie.

In November Adrian’s mother sends a telegram that she returns home and his parents fall in love again. In January Bert marries with Queenie and his father finally finds a job. The diary ends on April 3, a day after Adrian’s birthday.