Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie Synopsis

The sixth gloriously funny and poignant book about family life in Jean Ure's series of `secret' diary stories. Who wants to be one of three? And who wants to be the middle one of three? Polly is stuck in the middle, with a beautiful, fashion-conscious older sister and a high-achieving younger brother grabbing all the attention. Polly wants to be the one to get noticed, the one to become a famous actress, the one who is thin. But when Polly decides to take drastic action to shed pounds, she loses more than just weight. Jean Ure's diary series includes: Shrinking Violet, Skinny Melon and Me, The Secret Life of Sally Tomato, Becky Bananas, This is Your Life and Fruit and Nutcase.

Pumpkin Pie Press Reviews

Pumpkin Pie `Pumpkin Pie has the heroine I've been waiting for.' Times Shrinking Violet Grown-ups love Bridget Jones' diary, but youngsters will adore Violet Alexander's Liverpool Echo Becky Bananas `The writing transcends any trace of heaviness.' Guardian Fruit and Nutcase `Jean Ure never puts a foot wrong.' Daily Telegraph 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

Book Information

ISBN:	9780007143924
Publication date:	4th November 2002
Author:	Jean Ure
Publisher:	HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	Paperback / softback
Pagination:	176 pages

About Jean Ure

Jean Ure was born in Surrey and wrote her first novel when she was six years old. She spent her teenage years writing and had her first book published when she was sixteen. Jean lives in a three-hundred-year-old house in the centre of Croydon with her husband and their family of rescued dogs and cats

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