Teenage Carrie shows all of the most irritating traits of grown-up Carrie with very few of the redeeming features. She's an egocentric, entitled brat prone to cheesy puns and wordplay. I really liked the first book in this series, but Carrie becomes insufferable the moment she begins her NY life. And she's 17! Her adventures in this book are not that different from what she gets up to on the show at age 35. Every time she noted that she's 17 I was kind of surprised. 
 I really liked teen Miranda, though.