The Flower Power Collection

The Flower Power Collection
Jean Ure

Three of Jean Ure’s best-loved stories in a bumper 3-in-1 edition – PASSION FLOWER, SHRINKING VIOLET and PUMPKIN PIE.In PASSION FLOWER, Stephanie, a hip fourteen year old, and Samantha, her ten-year-old sister, are stuck in the middle of their parents’ arguments. When Dad suggests going on a summer holiday, they jump at the chance.In SHRINKING VIOLET, twins Violet and Lily lead very different lives; Lily has friends and goes to parties and Violet stays at home, writing to her pen pal. But when Violet borrows bits of Lily’s life to make herself sound more interesting, it’s bound to lead to trouble…In PUMPKIN PIE, Polly is stuck in the middle of a beautiful, fashion-conscious older sister and a high-achieving younger brother grabbing all the attention. Polly never wanted to turn food into her enemy, but when Dad starts calling her Plumpkin she doesn’t have a choice…

JEAN URE

Illustrated by Karen Donnelly

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Shrinking Violet first published in Great Britain by Collins in 2002 Passion Flower first published in Great Britain by Collins in 2003 Pumpkin Pie first published in Great Britain by Collins in 2002

First published in this three-in-one edition by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2006

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Contents

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Title Page (#ua9647450-5b70-5e51-9f4f-ab90e28fbd89)

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Shrinking Violet (#uf4c7ef50-c875-5db3-82d3-f3d7596fc85b)

Passion Flower (#litres_trial_promo)

Pumpkin Pie (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

For my niece, Anna Ure, and for Susanna Buxton, who both helped.

Contents

Dedication (#u5b595d9a-9335-5a15-8b99-085936506e21)

Shrinking Violet (#uf4c7ef50-c875-5db3-82d3-f3d7596fc85b)

Shrinking Violet (#ulink_6d87b72b-6c4b-58c5-9e1f-64cfa50e3a21)

I am a twin. Unfortunately! It is not always easy, being a twin. People expect you to:

look alike

think alike

dress alike

talk alike.

They also expect you to:

sit together

walk together

play together

and

LOVE EACH OTHER TO BITS.

Some twins, I suppose, might do all these things. We don’t! We try our hardest not to.

My twin is called Lily. I am called Violet.

Spot the difference! We are not identical. If anyone thinks we are, it is because they have not looked properly. “Oh! (they go) They are like two peas in a pod! How ever do you tell them apart?”

LOOK AT THE PICTURES. That is what I say.

Lily says you would have to be blind to mistake her for me. But just to make sure, we always try to wear different clothes. When we can! Like, for instance, Lily will wear black jeans and I will wear red ones. She will wear an orange top and I will wear a white one. We can’t do this at school because of the uniform, but most people at school have learnt to tell us apart. They know that Lily is the LOUD one and I am the quiet one. It’s only, sometimes, new teachers that get us in a muddle. But not for long. If one of us is shrieking, they know at once that it is Lily!

Dad calls her Lily Loudmouth because of all the noise she makes. He claps his hands to his ears and goes, “Here comes Lily Loudmouth!” She loves to dance, and sing along to her favourite music. I do, too, but I only do it when I am at home. Lily does it all over. At home, at school, in the street, in the shopping mall… everywhere! I would be too embarrassed.

Dad teases me and says I am a shrinking violet. Mum says I live too much in Lily’s shadow. Lily just says I am a twonk.