Jean Ure





Jean Ure

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January 01, 1942 in London, The United Kingdom

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Prolific English children and young adult author.

Had her first book published while still in high school, then studied theater at Webber-Douglas in London. Her most well-known work is the Point Crime novel Dance with Death. Others include Plague 99, After the Plague (previously "Come Lucky April"), Big Tom, Family Fan Club and Shrinking Violet, as well as the fantasy The Wizard In the Woods.

Today, Ure is very popular with British female teenage readers with novels such as Shrinking Violet, Family Fan Club and Passion Flower.

Ure has also translated Danish writer Sven Hassel's WWII novels to English.


Average rating: 3.55 · 2,050 ratings · 158 reviews · 145 distinct works
Skinny Melon And Me
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 137 ratings3 editions
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Shrinking Violet
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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The Secret Life of Sally To...
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 120 ratings4 editions
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Passion Flower
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Fruit and Nutcase
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 102 ratings6 editions
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Sugar and Spice
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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Pumpkin Pie (Diary Series)
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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Plague
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 109 ratings9 editions
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Boys Beware
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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Is Anybody There?
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 63 ratings3 editions
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3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings

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