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"Jean Ure’s books are funny, funky, feisty - and fantastic reads!" Jacqueline Wilson
Praise for Hunky Dory
"More infectious humour from Jean Ure."
Waterstone's Books Quarterly
Praise for Gone Missing
"Fans of Jean Ure and new readers alike will love this fast-paced, action driven new novel." INIS
"Heartwarming stuff." CY Magazine
‘Jean Ure does that girl thing like no one else.’ Graham Marks, Publishing News
Praise for Passion Flower:
‘A funny and realistic read – we loved it.’ Mizz
Praise for Pumpkin Pie:
‘The heroine I've been waiting for.' Times
Praise for 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
Praise for Becky Bananas:
‘The writing transcends any trace of heaviness.’
Guardian
Praise for Fruit and Nutcase:
‘Jean Ure never puts a foot wrong.’ Daily Telegraph
Praise for 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
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A fun and feisty new comedy drama from master storyteller Jean Ure – with a gorgeous new cover look to appeal to all girls who love real-life stories.
When Daniella Cassidy and her best friend Lisa fall in love with the gorgeous puppy in the next door garden, they never imagine they’ll end up getting to keep him – that they’ll have to save his life – or that he’ll lead them into such big trouble…
A crazy real-life adventure about friendship, family, pets – and a plan that spirals out of control.
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Cookie, a puppy they rescue, is adopted by brother Joey who has a special reason to worry about the puppy's welfare when it becomes injured.
The girls quest to pay the vet's bill combines a series of moral dilemmas with some creative ways of fund raising!
Jean Ure writes with warmth and good humour exploring feelings and friendships in a compelling and believable way. It is a real page turner with some quite unexpected challenges for all concerned.
I read the book before giving it to her and found the editing very poor.
The two young girls in the story have to raise £300 for an operation on a puppy. They raise £73 through a sponsored silence, are given a further £15 by members of their family, and then proceed to try and sell a ring to make up the difference. Because they know that the ring does not really belong to them, they do not ask their parents to sell it, but approach a petty criminal and demand that he pays them £120 upfront in exchange for the ring, which he does.
The operation on the puppy takes place.
Now, the petty criminal comes back to claim his money, as the ring is "hot" and he cannot sell it. And he asks for £225 back, which the girls eventually manage to get for him, thanks to the generosity of the old lady the ring belonged to.
I think even a child with poor mathematical skills would find all this very confusing. Hopefully, the reader may also spot the girls' ageism.
I shall not give the book to my grand-daughter, and I shall not give it to a charity shop either. I am afraid it finished its life in the recycling bin.
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