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Books with author Jean Ure

  • Jelly Baby

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, June 5, 2014)
    A humorous and heart-warming story about a little sister, a big sister, a cat, a dad and… a new girlfriend!Bitsy, or ‘Jelly Baby’ as she’s sometimes called, has been doing just fine living with Dad and big sister Em since Mum died. The housework may not always get done, and dinners might not always be at the table, but none of them ever minded!Until one day Dad brings home a girlfriend – and everything changes. Now it looks like it might be down to the Jelly Baby of the family to keep it from falling apart…
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  • Nicola Mimosa

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (Puffin Books, March 15, 1986)
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  • Hi there, Supermouse!

    Jean Ure

    Hardcover (Hutchinson, March 15, 1983)
    When her pretty, talented, but willful younger sister becomes her rival for a role in a local show, eleven-year-old Nicola reluctantly steps aside but finds that her own special talents have not gone unnoticed.
  • The Tutti-frutti Collection

    Jean Ure

    (HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, June 6, 2005)
    Three of Jean Ure’s best-loved stories in a bumper 3-in-1 edition – SKINNY MELON AND ME, BECKY BANANAS and FRUIT AND NUTCASE. The perfect summer read! Madness, memories and mayhem! In Skinny Melon and Me, Cherry wonders how her mum could even think of remarrying – and to such a dweeb! At least she has her best friend, Skinny Melon, to cheer her up… In Becky Bananas: This is Your Life! Becky shares her dreams and describes her wonderful life so far. And in Fruit and Nutcase Mandy's scatty parents drive her up the wall! She's trying really hard not to totally lose the plot…
  • Star Turn

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (Red Fox, )
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  • See You Thursday

    Jean Ure

    Hardcover (Doubleday, Oct. 1, 1983)
    Sixteen-year-old Marianne Fenton falls for their new tenant, a young, attractive blind musician, and finds herself torn between her mother's disapproval and her newfound love
  • The Puppy Present

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (Collins, Nov. 2, 1998)
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  • Bonnie

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (Collins, Jan. 2, 2001)
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  • Shrinking Violet

    Jean Ure

    Hardcover (Collins, March 4, 2002)
    Lily and Violet are twins - physically identical but opposite in character. Lily is up-front and in your face. Violet lives in Lily's shadow. Finding it difficult to make friends, she finds a solution in Katie, her new pen pal. That is, until Katie suggests they meet.
  • Watchers at the Shrine

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (Egmont Childrens Books, Sept. 25, 1995)
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  • After Thursday

    Jean Ure

    Paperback (Egmont Childrens Books, March 9, 1989)
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  • You Win Some You Los

    Jean Ure

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Feb. 1, 1986)
    Jamie Carr journeys to London in hopes of winning a place at the renowned ballet school where his former partner and friend, Anita, is studying
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