Adrian Mole grandfather. However, in "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole", it is stated that his name was Arnold, and as Arthur in "Weapons of Mass Destruction". However, he is simply called Grandad Mole. Adrian's maternal grandparents, the Sugdens, have never had their names revealed, although Pauline has two brothers, Dennis and Pete. Dennis married a woman called Marcia, and they had a son called Maurice, and Pete married a woman called Yvonne, who had died.. Grandma Sugden had died twenty years previously, as of "The Lost Diaries". Adrian's aunt, Susan Mole, appears in most – if not all – of the
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole as somewhat vain and self-centred, Adrian is the only friend and frequent caretaker of the OAP Bert Baxter, and also shows a great deal of concern and compassion for the misfortunes of his parents and respect for the authority of his grandmother. This book builds on its predecessor by continuing the storyline of Adrian's growing frustration with his body. He constantly writes about the "spots" that mar his complexion, and he also has self-esteem issues about his height and muscular maturity. As his frustrations mount Adrian decides to run away to London but then decides that would be the first