Hunky Dory

by Jean Ure

A classic Jean Ure story for girls AND boys, about a boy who’s driving girls wild… Dorian Jones is an 11-year-old boy who is having ‘terrible trouble with girls’. They just won't leave him alone. Girls at school and his annoying younger sisters' friends have massive crushes on him, but Dory's passion is for dinosaurs and he is happiest excavating his back garden. His best friend at school is Aaron and his best friend out of school is a girl called the Herb. How will Dory stop girls throwing themselves at him? Why is Aaron holding hands with Sophy Timms? And why is the Herb acting so strange around Dory all of a sudden…

Genres: Childrens, Coming Of Age

Paperback

First published June 4, 2007

About the author

Prolific English children and young adult author.

Had her first book published while still in high school, then studied theater at Webber-Douglas in London. Her most well-known work is the Point Crime novel Dance with Death. Others include Plague 99, After the Plague (previously "Come Lucky April"), Big Tom, Family Fan Club and Shrinking Violet, as well as the fantasy The Wizard In the Woods.

Today, Ure is very popular with British female teenage readers with novels such as Shrinking Violet, Family Fan Club and Passion Flower.

Ure has also translated Danish writer Sven Hassel's WWII novels to English.

Reviews

[Alexa]

dorian's narration and interest in dinosaurs saved this book for me. the herb was unbearable, going on and on about not being like other girls because she doesn't like pink.

[Josephine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the illustrations that go with the story. They’ll appear after every few pages and it helps the reader to visualize what’s going on. A quick, funny and perfect read if you want to know what young kids are up to nowadays.

[xX♥..annakinz..♥Xx · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave this book 6/10. Dory dosent seem so hunky to me! Infact quite the opposite. i would be thrilled to have secret admirers

[Nina Bothma · Rating 4 out of 5]

IT was eciting and romantic but in a weird way

[Indah W · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting book where you can somehow relate to the storyline, ahahaha..