2. SOME POINTS OF INTEREST
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1951
Believed from an early age that she was destined to somehow become
famous. A direct quote from an interview with Rennison:
“Erm, I thought (wrongly) I might be a famous Irish dancer, or one of those people
who is just famous for being themselves. From a very early age I imagined there was
a camera following me everywhere, which was a bit embarrassing when I went to
the loo...but that is the price of fame.” (Rennison)
3. Rennison’s books are generally based directly off of her
personal experiences with adolescence.
“I keep getting told off by my publishers and also by my family, who
beg me not to admit that the books are based on my life...but sadly
they are. Almost everything that happened in the books happened to
me and, yes, I am including shaving off my eyebrows, which was the
act of a complete and utter prat.” (Rennison)
4. On an interesting note,
Rennison bore a child she
gave up for adoption when she
was just 17. When her
daughter, Kim, was in her
twenties she and Rennison
reunited. Kim and Rennison
talk daily, and consider their
current relationship more like
sisters than mother daughter.
(Rennison)
5. At one point, Rennison’s ambition to be a
performing artist brought her to an Arts
school in Brighton. Unfortunately, acting was
not Rennison’s strong suite. During an
audition to play an embryo, the director
commented to Rennison,
"You are obviously a very intelligent girl,
Louise, but you must never go on stage
again. Your performance made me feel
physically sick."(Rennison) Despite his
negative remarks, Rennison went on to star in
her own one-woman show entitled, “Stevie
Wonder Touched My Face,” as well as
perform on radio shows. ("Beam")
6. REVIEW OF ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-
F R O N TA L S N O G G I N G
“…a hilarious and an uncompromisingly accurate diary of a 14-year-
old girl. This book is as entertaining, realistic, and comical as a
book can get. It captures all the superficial, melodramatic, and boy-
crazy thoughts that could ever possibly pass through a young
teenager girl's mind... I finished this book in one day, but went to
the bookstore immediately after finishing it to buy the next nine
books in the series…I would recommend this book to women of all
ages.” ("Beam")
“Suppose you combined two modern British diarists, Adrian Mole
and Bridget Jones, into a single 14-year-old. Here’s what you’d get. A
little raunchy and quite funny.” — The New York Times Book
Review
7. Series
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
1. Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging (1999)
2. It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers (2000)
aka On the Bright Side I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
3. Knocked Out by My Nunga-nungas (2001)
4. Dancing in My Nuddy Pants (2002)
5. ...and That's When It Fell Off in My Hand (2003)
aka Away Laughing On a Fast Camel
6. Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (2005)
7. ...Startled by His Furry Shorts! (2006)
8. Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (2007)
aka Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing...
9. Stop in the Name of Pants! (2008)
10. Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? (2009)
Fabbity-Fab!: A Big Box of Georgia (omnibus) (2005)
Let the Snog Fest Begin!: Georgia Nicolson's Guide to Life and Luuurve (2007)
Misadventures of Tallulah Casey
1. Withering Tights (2010) (“Wands”)
8. AWARDS
Nestlé Smarties Bronze Award, 1999
Sheffield Children's Book of the Year shortlist
Branford Boase Award
Federation of Children's Book Groups Pick of the Year and Book of the Year designations
Cuffies Award funniest novel designation, and Booklist Book for Youth Editor's Choice and Top-
Ten Youth First Novels designations, 2000
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age,
American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
designations, 2001
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2001, for Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of
Georgia Nicolson;
Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award shortlist,
Waterstone's Pick of the Paperbacks, both 2000, for It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers!:
Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson.
9. WORKS CITED
Rennison, Louise. "Author Profile: Louise Rennison." Teenreads.com. Personal Interview by
Lucy Burns. 18/5/2001. <http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-rennison-louise.asp>.
Rennison, Louise. "Louise Rennison and her daughter, Kim O'Connor." The Sunday Times.
Personal Interview by Caroline Scott . 199/06/2005.
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article531491.ece>.
"Meet Louise." Infographic. The Official Confessions of GEORGIA NICHOLSON Website.
Louise Rennison. HarperCollins, 2006. Web. 9 Sep 2011.
<http://www.georgianicolson.com/index.html>.
"Book Review: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison." Infographic.
Blopg Critics Books. Colbi Beam. Blogcritics.org, 2009. Web. 9 Sep 2011.
<http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-angus-thongs-and-full/>.
10. CONTINUED
"About the Book: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging." Infographic. Critical Praise
for Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging . Harper Collins, 2006. Web. 9 Sep 2011.
<http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Angus-Thongs-Full-Frontal-Snogging-Louise-
Rennison/?isbn=9780064472272>.
"Louise Rennison." Infographic. Fantastic Fiction. L E Dickinson, , and D C Wands. Fantastic
Fiction, 2011. Web. 9 Sep 2011. <http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/louise-rennison/>.
"http://biography.jrank.org/pages/338/Rennison-Louise-1951-Awards-Honors.html."
Infographic. http://biography.jrank.org/pages/338/Rennison-Louise-1951-Awards-Honors.html. Net
Industries, 2011. Web. 9 Sep 2011. <http://biography.jrank.org/pages/338/Rennison-Louise-
1951-Awards-Honors.html>.
