Shrinking Violet

by Jean Ure

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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…

  • ISBN13 9780007143900
  • Publish Date 1 July 2002 (first published 4 March 2002)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint HarperCollins Children's Books