Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Sep 18, 2008
Louise Rennison, the best-selling author of the books on which Gurinder Chadha's film is based, has succeeded by investing Georgia with a canny mix of despair, jokes and self-deprecation but this tone of preternatural world-weariness loses a lot in translation. Just as Bridget Jones seemed much dippier on film than on the page, Georgia becomes louder and more hysterical. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Profile - Gurinder Chadha Jul 31, 2008
Directing the subtly titled Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, the first in a possible series adapted from the fictional teenage diaries of Georgia Nicolson, by bestselling author Louise Rennison. What she says about directing teenagers Towards the end of the shoot me and Georgia Groome were both knackered, so we took to impersonating each other to keep going. (The List)
Town pins hopes on teenager film Jul 26, 2008
The film is based on a book by Brighton author Louise Rennison about the trials of a 14-year-old girl and is directed by Bafta nominee Gurinder Chadha. Eastbourne Borough Council said it hoped the movie would help dispel the idea the town was just for the elderly. (BBC News)
Swansea school girl hopes to be next Keira Knightley Jul 25, 2008
Based on the best-selling series of coming-of-age books by Louise Rennison, critics say Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is likely to woo teenage girls across the nation and become one of this summer s hits, particularly as it features Rhondda s T4 presenter and former model Steve Jones. Mark Jermin of the Mark Jermin Theatre School where Georgia has been a pupil since she was eight, said: A lot of young actresses would give anything to land these sort of roles, but this is just the start for... (WalesOnline)
Stephenie Meyer: Mormon who put new life into vampires Jul 22, 2008
Yet, though Meyer's books draw on vampire lore, they are perhaps closer to the work of British teen cult novelists such Jacqueline Wilson or Louise Rennison, concerned with sex and morality. On Saturday, 2 August, thousands of Meyer's fans, many clad in the outfits of her characters, will gather at midnight parties at more than 4,000 bookshops in the US to grab a copy of Breaking Dawn, the latest and final part in Meyer's vampire series, The Twilight Saga. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Come see the Stiff Dylans at the ANGUS, THONGS and PERFECT SNOGGING Roadshow Jun 20, 2008
Based on the first two books of the hughly successful series by Louise Rennison, the film follows the eccentric and irresistible Georgia Nicolson as she overcomes the trauma of being a teenager and moves up the "snogging scale". Misunderstood by her ancient parents, but buoyed up by the love of her cat Angus and her best friends - "The Ace Gang" - Georgia struggles through life seeking out her two main desires: 1. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Celebrity scandal and Anne Frank: the reading diary of British teenagers Mar 27, 2008
Other books on the favourites list are Anne Frank's diary at number six, Anthony Horowitz novels at eight, the CS Lewis classic at number nine and books by Louise Rennison - author of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series - at joint 10 with BBC Online ... 10 BBC Online; the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson books by Louise Rennison. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
SCHOOLS: Give the gift of Reading: Whats on the minds of young readers this holiday season? Dec 23, 2007
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison (ages 12 and up); It is the Bridget Jones Diary for the younger set. Fourteen-year-old Georgia records in her diary her experiences with family, friends and boys. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
YA Author/Title List Jun 18, 2007
Louise Rennison: Startled by His Furry Shorts (Confessions of Georgia Nicholson); Lurrrve is a Many Trousered Thing is scheduled for release in July 2007, but I don t know if that is going to be just a British release, or if it is being released simultaneously in the U.S.. Ann Rinaldi: An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley. (Suite101.com)
Students at Lovington High School go on book-buying spree for library Mar 28, 2007
Her top choice for the school library was the seventh in a series by Louise Rennison, Started by His Furry Shorts: Confessions of Georgia Nicholson. Also giving the teen books a good look was sophomore Callie Baugus, 15, who raised 74. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
