Shrinking Violet - Softcover

Jean Ure

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007143907 ISBN 13: 9780007143900

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2002

Synopsis

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…

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

Sometimes I feel like telling Lily that she is ruining my life. If she weren't so shrieky, I might not be so shrinky.

Hi, I'm Violet. Don't go thinking I'm Lily - We may be twins but we are not identical. No way! If I'm a shrinking violet, then my sister's a tiger lily. Lily has friends and goes to parties and I - well, I don't. But I do have one thing Lily hasn't - a pen pal! I'm going to make sure I keep her, even if I have to borrow bits of Lily's life to do it...

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007143907
• ISBN 13: 9780007143900
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Karen Donnelly
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176