Jean Ure





Jean Ure

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born
in London, The United Kingdom
January 01, 1942

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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: 3.53 · 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
Skinny Melon And Me
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 185 ratings3 editions
The Secret Life of Sally To...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
Passion Flower
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
Pumpkin Pie (Diary Series)
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
Fruit and Nutcase
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 146 ratings6 editions
Sugar and Spice
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
Boys Beware
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
Love and Kisses
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
Plague (Plague 99, #1)
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions
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