Shrinking Violet

AvJean Ure

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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The fifth gloriously funny and poignant book in Jean Ure’s series of ‘secret’ diary stories.Lily and Violet are twins – physically identical but quite opposite in character. Lily is brash, up-front and in your face. Lily Loudmouth, her dad calls her. Violet is timid and shy. She lives very much in Lily’s shadow – a shrinking violet.Finding it difficult to make friends, Violet finds the perfect solution in Katie, her new pen pal. Soon the two are writing at a fast and furious pace and become very attached to each other. That is, until Katie suggests that they meet…

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-07-01
Mått:129 x 198 x 14 mm
Vikt:168 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:9780007143900
Miljömärkning:Produced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.

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Jean Ure was born in Surrey and wrote her first novel when she was six years old. She spent her teenage years writing and had her first book published when she was sixteen.Jean lives in a three-hundred-year-old house in the centre of Croydon with her husband and their family of rescued dogs and cats.

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Shrinking VioletGrown-ups love Bridget Jones’ diary, but youngsters will adore Violet Alexander’s.Liverpool EchoExcellent for any nine-up and will almost certainly lead to an addiction to Ure.ObserverAs an example of pre-adolescent confessional writing, this story is faithfully realistic.IndependentBecky Bananas‘The writing transcends any trace of heaviness.’GuardianFruit and Nutcase‘Jean Ure never puts a foot wrong.’Daily TelegraphThe Secret Life of Sally Tomato‘Rhymes, sauciness, letters, irony, comedy, comic characters… a proper little turn-on for boys. A must-buy book.’Books for Keeps