The Flower Power Collection

Description

Three of Jean Ure's best-loved stories in a bumper 3-in-1 edition - PASSION FLOWER, SHRINKING VIOLET and PUMPKIN PIE. In PASSION FLOWER, Stephanie, a hip fourteen year old, and Samantha, her ten-year-old sister, are stuck in the middle of their parents' arguments. When Dad suggests going on a summer holiday, they jump at the chance. In SHRINKING VIOLET, twins Violet and Lily lead very different lives; Lily has friends and goes to parties and Violet stays at home, writing to her pen pal. But when Violet borrows bits of Lily's life to make herself sound more interesting, it's bound to lead to trouble... In PUMPKIN PIE, Polly is stuck in the middle of a beautiful, fashion-conscious older sister and a high-achieving younger brother grabbing all the attention. Polly never wanted to turn food into her enemy, but when Dad starts calling her Plumpkin she doesn't have a choice...

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.

'Jean Ure does that girl thing like no one else.' Graham Marks, Publishing News Passion Flower 'A funny and realistic read -- we loved it.' Mizz Pumpkin Pie 'The heroine I've been waiting for.' Times Shrinking Violet 'Grown-ups love Bridget Jones' diary, but youngsters will adore Violet Alexander's.' Liverpool Echo 'Excellent for any nine-up and will almost certainly lead to an addiction to Ure.' Observer Becky Bananas 'The writing transcends any trace of heaviness.' Guardian Fruit and Nutcase 'Jean Ure never puts a foot wrong.' Daily Telegraph The 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