It is told from the point of view of several young men and women as they learn about love, relationships, and loss.

[citation needed] The plot revolves around a group of British teenagers: Dino, who is the most popular guy at school, and his two best friends, Ben and Jonathon.

Ben tries to break it off in order to pursue a girl his own age but it causes big trouble for him and Miss Young.

[2] In 2003 the author Anne Fine, the Children's Laureate, tried to use her influence to persuade Doing It's publisher to withdraw it on the grounds of obscenity, but it was not withdrawn, and the controversy increased its sales.

[3] The book was adapted as a TV series under the title Life As We Know It, which, although critically acclaimed, was cancelled.