Get a Life

by Jean Ure

Joel's brother, Noah, is a real heart-throb, always dating different girls. But when Lars Kennedy turns up things seem to change. Tall, blond and gorgeous, everyone falls for Lars -- even Joel's mum! Then comes a startling revelation. One that will have fatal consequences... but will also be the start of a new life.

Genres: Young Adult

175 pages, Paperback

First published July 26, 2001

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

[Bunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed my life. I was 10 years old and had had no exposure to LGBT issues previously. Through these characters, I experienced the immense pain and cruelty caused by ignorance and intolerance. This book taught me the importance of being kind to people who are different, even if we don't understand them.