Louise Rennison

Louise Rennison (11 October 1951 – 29 February 2016) was an English author. She wrote the "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson", which was a series for teenage girls. This series records the life of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang. 
Rennison was born in Leeds. She grew up on a council estate in Seacroft. She lived in New Zealand for part of her teens. During that time she had daughter, whom she gave up for adoption.
Her first and second novels, "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" and "It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers" were made into a movie called "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging". She also wrote a series of books about Georgia's younger cousin, "The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey".
Rennison never married. She died on 29 February 2016.