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Jelly Baby
- Author
- Jean Ure
- Narrator
- Jilly Bond
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 5 June 2014
- Run Time
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
A humorous and heart-warming story about a little sister, a big sister, a cat, a dad and… a new girlfriend!
Bitsy, or ‘Jelly Baby’ as she’s sometimes called, has been doing just fine living with Dad and big sister Em since Mum died. The housework may not always get done, and dinners might not always be at the table, but none of them ever minded!
Until one day Dad brings home a girlfriend – and everything changes. Now it looks like it might be down to the Jelly Baby of the family to keep it from falling apart…
Critics Review
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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 QuarterlyPraise 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.’ MizzPraise for Pumpkin Pie:
‘The heroine I've been waiting for.' TimesPraise 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.’ ObserverPraise for Becky Bananas:
‘The writing transcends any trace of heaviness.’
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Details
- Author
- Jean Ure
- Narrator
- Jilly Bond
- Duration
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 June 2014
- ISBN
- 9780007568697
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
A humorous and heart-warming story about a little sister, a big sister, a cat, a dad and… a new girlfriend! Bitsy, or ‘Jelly Baby’ as she’s sometimes called, has been doing just fine living with Dad and big sister Em since Mum died. The housework may not always get done, and dinners might not always be at the table, but none of them ever minded! Until one day Dad brings home a girlfriend – and everything changes. Now it looks like it might be down to the Jelly Baby of the family to keep it from falling apart…
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