Where It All Goes Down
Georgia's House and School, England
Like most teens, Georgia spends her time circulating between school and home. There are occasional visits to the market or a friend's house, but home and school are the two places she spends the most time in this book. This matters for at least two reasons: It sets her up as an ordinary teen and it also provides some contrast.
Home is where Georgia seems most relaxed. She's riddled with insecurity (growing up will do that to a person), but at home she can let her hair down and be herself without worrying about how she looks and such. This is where she writes in her diary (a.k.a. the book we're talking about), spilling her thoughts and feelings about anything and everything. On the flip side, school is where Georgia aims to fit in and be accepted, where she pulls herself together to try to convince her classmates that she's a young sophisticate instead of an insecure fourteen-year-old.
Because the book is set in England, there are British pop culture references and colloquialisms, like bugger and snogging. It adds a bit of British flavor, but nothing more—no need to brush up on British history in order to get through this one.