Shrinking Violet

Informationen zum Autor Jean Ure was born in Surrey and, when growing up, knew that she was going to be a writer or a ballet dancer. She began writing when she was six years old and had her first book published while she was still at school. Jean is a vegan and animal lover. She lives with her husband, seven dogs and four cats in a 300 year old house in Croydon. Klappentext 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... Zusammenfassung The fifth gloriously funny and poignant book in Jean Ure's series of 'secret' diary stories.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Ure
• Assisted by: Karen Donnelly (Illustration)
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2002
• EAN: 9780007143900
• ISBN: 978-0-00-714390-0
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation, twins;pen-pals