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Over the Moon: Looks aren’t everything
More comedy, calamity and cool characters from Jean Ure, the queen of tween. Scarlett is finding out that life is full of ups and downs. One minute she's over the moon and the next she's down in the dumps. She's bright, attractive and twelve years old, but she has to rely on more than just her looks to get her the grades she needs to qualify for the Founder's Day dinner and dance. And what’s she going to do when her eyes mysteriously puff up? Who's going to want to take her to the dance in that state, least of all a dish like golden-haired Sun God Matt?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Jean Ure
266 books121 followersProlific 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.
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.
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August 31, 2018
Overall, the story was okay. It felt good when Scarlett dumped Matt. But I feel a bit sad that she didn't end up with Simon (spoiler alert!). I mean they both look so adorable. And Simon is a nice boy. Ah, whatevs
September 12, 2012
Good; but forgetable
February 9, 2025
This is a book I read as a teenager, I’ve now re read it as an adult and my opinion hasn’t really changed.
This is one of the only novels left where I have a real disliking for the protagonist. I have to remind myself tweens aren’t perfect, but yeesh. Scarlett is awful. Shallow, vain, unkind (mainly thoughts she keeps to herself) , judgemental and a bad friend. She’s the epitome of the mean girl at school we all secretly despised.
Anyhow, Scarlett is a girl who lives with her mum, and rather sexist, shallow pig of a Dad. She has unfortunately picked up a lot of her dad’s bad habits (see description above) however has a good influence in down-to-earth, nerdy Hattie.
Scarlett is quite lax at school, but then realises she wants to be invited to a special school dance, and has to up her game and obtain merit marks to have a chance of being selected. She’s also got her eye on the very boy she wants to ask…
Meanwhile, Scarlett’s mum is getting fed up with her husband trampling on her aspirations, wanting her to be happy as a housewife.
Overall, this was a nice, quick read, and I love Jean Ure books. But it’s not a top favourite due to how awful a couple of the characters are.
Hatty by contrast, while being a bit overbearing and bossy, is a lot better- and spoiler: she deserved to get Simon at the end, who turned out to be a lot better than the main love interest. Scarlett thinks her looks always put her above Hatty, and is disconcerted when that’s not quite the truth after all.
What I will say is that I never believed two fifteen year old boys would date two twelve year olds.
Personally, as Hatty, I’d have got fed up of Scarlett long ago, however she sees something good in her.
Scarlett’s mum is a good influence throughout, and I was rooting for her at the end to not come back to her husband.
3***
This is one of the only novels left where I have a real disliking for the protagonist. I have to remind myself tweens aren’t perfect, but yeesh. Scarlett is awful. Shallow, vain, unkind (mainly thoughts she keeps to herself) , judgemental and a bad friend. She’s the epitome of the mean girl at school we all secretly despised.
Anyhow, Scarlett is a girl who lives with her mum, and rather sexist, shallow pig of a Dad. She has unfortunately picked up a lot of her dad’s bad habits (see description above) however has a good influence in down-to-earth, nerdy Hattie.
Scarlett is quite lax at school, but then realises she wants to be invited to a special school dance, and has to up her game and obtain merit marks to have a chance of being selected. She’s also got her eye on the very boy she wants to ask…
Meanwhile, Scarlett’s mum is getting fed up with her husband trampling on her aspirations, wanting her to be happy as a housewife.
Overall, this was a nice, quick read, and I love Jean Ure books. But it’s not a top favourite due to how awful a couple of the characters are.
Hatty by contrast, while being a bit overbearing and bossy, is a lot better- and spoiler: she deserved to get Simon at the end, who turned out to be a lot better than the main love interest. Scarlett thinks her looks always put her above Hatty, and is disconcerted when that’s not quite the truth after all.
What I will say is that I never believed two fifteen year old boys would date two twelve year olds.
Personally, as Hatty, I’d have got fed up of Scarlett long ago, however she sees something good in her.
Scarlett’s mum is a good influence throughout, and I was rooting for her at the end to not come back to her husband.
3***
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October 12, 2017
It was the best book ever and my favourite one I read by jean rue and any fan of romance comedy or are just starting tween romance it is an amazing book for you
June 28, 2009
this book is about a girl named Scarlett. She writes diaries and looks back at her life through them. She realises that her life always has up and downs. one moment she would be happy, the other moment she would be upset. As she looks back at her life, she realised how stupid she was to have gone completely gaga over a boy in her school. If only she had listened to her friend.
i rate this 10/10! i love this book a lot.
i rate this 10/10! i love this book a lot.
May 7, 2015
The book is about a girl who really wants to get chosen for her school founders day. she is working her best on her homework and is trying to find the best boy to go with her. When will she find the right boy to go with?
June 26, 2008
I was over the moon about choosing this book when i was reading it
October 24, 2014
AWESOME with morals. Luv it.
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