Doing It

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Doing It
Author	Melvin Burgess
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Young adult novel
Publisher	Penguin Books
Publication date	6 May 2004
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	336 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-14-101803-8 (Paperbackk)

Doing It is a 2004 novel by award winning author Melvin Burgess. It tells of the experiences of a group of teenagers and their discovery of sex for the first time. It is told from the point of view of the hormone-sodden young males learning about first love and first loss.

[edit] Plot summary

The plot revolves around a group of British teenagers, Dino (the most popular guy at school) and his two best friends Ben and Jonathon. Dino really likes fit, sexy Jackie - the girl he sees as an equal, the most popular girl at school - but she won't give him what he wants. This gives Dino the chance to make love to another girl behind Jackie's back. Jonathon likes Deborah, but she's overweight; fearing condemnation from his friends and because of a disgusting looking bump on his penis, he fears showing his true feelings. Ben's been secretly making sweet, passionate love to his teacher, Miss Young for ages, the typical teenage fantasy. He used to love it, but now it overwhelms him.