I disagree with the the reviews that say this book is not what a real teenager thinks and they go into to much detail on certain parts. This teenager is from the EARLY 90s so all of the little 13 year olds going "this is not like me", that would be because you have been babied and spoiled! How would you know what being a teenager was like back when you were 4? i am an older teenager and think that this book is a true masterpiece. And for those of you that are complaing about the sex in this book, What are you? Catholic school children? about every book you will read in life will have sex or vulgure language in it. So If you want to be a sheltered little baby, my recomendation is DON'T EVER READ ANYTHING AGAIN.