Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years place of her school uniform and has become slightly obsessed with High School Musical. Throughout the course of the book, Adrian frequently feels that he has been emotionally neglectful of her, resulting in her lack of respect towards him. She is partially named after her paternal grandmother (her full name is Gracie Pauline Mole). Pauline, Adrian's mother is more central to this book's storyline and is a comforting female presence in the life of Daisy, Adrian's wife. During the course of the book, she is working on a highly exaggerated semi-autobiographical novel entitled "A Girl Called "Shit"" (a pun on
Coast mole Coast mole The coast mole or Pacific mole ("Scapanus orarius") is a medium-sized North American mole found in forested and open areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California. Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate, "S. o. orarius", and Scheffer's coast mole, "S. o. schefferi". The nominate has a shorter skull and less enlarged maxillary region. The patterns of teeth shearing on dirt and earthworms (their main diet) set both subspecies apart from similar species. The coast mole is generally less than 200 mm long, with the tail being one-fourth of its total