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The Other Side of the Fence
1988
First Published
3.75
Average Rating
170
Number of Pages

For as long as he could remember, eighteen-year-old Richard could never stand up to his tyrannical father. Then one night after a fight to end all fights, Richard's father tells him to leave. For the first time in his life Richard is on his own, with no one to belittle him or boss him around. Then he meets feisty and independent Bonny, who has street smarts but claims she's stupid since at school she's called "ineducable." During their weeks together Bonny helps Richard find the self-respect he has lost, while Richard makes Bonny feel good about herself. Now each of them sees what it's like on "the other side of the fence." And what they see and find out about themselves and each other is nothing short of amazing.

Avg Rating
3.75
Number of Ratings
16
5 STARS
25%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
38%
2 STARS
6%
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Author

Jean Ure
Jean Ure
Author · 67 books

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.

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