Jean Ure

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born

in London, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1942

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http://www.jeanure.com

genre

Children's Books, Young Adult

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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.

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Jean Ure's Books

Average rating: 3.53 · 3,259 ratings · 202 reviews · 153 distinct works · Similar authors

	Shrinking Violet 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skinny Melon And Me 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 185 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Life of Sally Tomato (Diary Series) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Passion Flower 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pumpkin Pie (Diary Series) 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fruit and Nutcase 3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 146 ratings — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar and Spice 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boys Beware 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love and Kisses 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plague (Plague 99, #1) 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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by Jean Ure
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