August Chapter Summary

British teenager Georgia Nicolson struggles to cope with her family and school. She worries about her body and takes drastic measures. Through a series of adventures, she and her best friend Jas find love with two brothers. She thinks her life is perfect, until her mother announces they are leaving for another country.

The narrator Georgia, who is from England, tells her American readers that there are words in the book they may not understand. She explains there is a glossary at the back of the book that will define the words.

Fourteen-year-old Georgia worries about her breasts. She thinks it is funny Jas calls them "bosoomers." Georgia complains that she cannot have a lock on her bedroom door, because her parents fear something could happen to her in there with the door locked. Georgia talks about what is wrong with...