The Teenage Textbook

The Teenage Textbook

"The Teenage Textbook" is a novel by the Singaporean author Adrian Tan, published in 1988. The book was a bestseller in Singapore, and was followed by a sequel, "The Teenage Workbook", in 1989. The books followed the life of a female student named Mui Ee, studying at the fictitious Paya Lebar Junior College in Singapore. The two books sold over 50,000 copies. Tan wrote the books while he was an undergraduate law student at the National University of Singapore.

In 1998, "The Teenage Textbook" was made into a film ("The Teenage Textbook Movie") staring Melody Chen and Caleb Goh, which topped the box office in Singapore for four weeks. It was also made into a stage play by The Necessary Stage, staring Hossan Leong and Mark Richmond.

External links

* [http://inkpot.com/film/adriantan9812.html Interview with Adrian Tan]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174263/ Internet Movie Database profile of "The Teenage Textbook Movie"]


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