Acne, Boobs and Condoms

'A is for Angst'

A is for Angst

A is for Angst, B is for Boobs (breasts or idiots!), C is for um - Condiments!

The teenage alphabet according to fourteen year old Teresa Tolliver.

Growing up is complicated for a girl who can't quite decide if Barbie dolls are age appropriate, and what about those Boobs! Both the boys and her flat chest. Perhaps an air-bra would help?

And what about the school class system? Teresa does not want to be a SN (Sub-Normal)!

It's a fight all the way to stay an N, especially with a pregnant mother, a social phobic father, a jerk for a brother and a domineering older sister!

And why is Nannu (Maltese for Grandpa!) acting so strangely!

A funny and honest look at the complicated lives of today's adolescent.

American Version from Flux Publishers aka "A is for Angst"

French Version from Hachette Jeunesse! Translation "Adam at all cost"

REVIEWS! Let's hear what others say:

"Right from the start, readers will fall madly in love with Teresa Tolliver..." teensreadtoo.com

"This is a book for chick-lit fans who want more intelligence than fluff." Foreword Magazine

"...a juicy romp through the mind of an uncertain, hyperbolic and delightfully flawed 14-year-old girl."

CM Magazine

"Haworth-Attard does an excellent job of depicting the trials and tribulations of a typical teenage girl, and readers will enjoy recognizing parts of themselves in Teresa."- Robyn Zaneski, New York Public Library School Journal