Luv Ya Bunches
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Luv Ya Bunches is a children's novel by author Lauren Myracle
, published in 2009. The story is about four elementary school girls who seem to have little in common, except for the fact that they are all named after flowers, and how they end up being friends.
Milla is the beautiful, popular one. She wears all the trendy clothes, and hangs out with the coolest girls in school (although Modessa and Quin - said coolest girls, are not very nice). She lives with her two mothers and is stressing because slowly she is realizing that the coolest girls in school might not exactly be who she wants to hang out with.
Violet is the new girl in school. She just moved with her father to town and is none too happy about having to leave her friends behind. Not to mention she is suffering over the loss of her mother. She is assessed by the other girls and is promptly invited to be part of the popular clique. She wears the right clothes and has the perfect attitude - but will she fit in?
Then there’s Yasaman - although she has been in the same school with these other girls, she has always been seen as an outcast. Her classmates see her as different because she wears a hijab and comes from a Muslim family. But underneath all that she is quite the whiz at HTML code. She has created a social network (similar to MySpace, Facebook, etc.) but she has no friends to talk to about it.
The story is told through all four points-of-view, including some fun instant message chats, and some very inventive screenplays and daydreams (courtesy of Katie-Rose). Each girl has her own personality and they all four complement one another. It touches on topics that are very real to young girls - anywhere from bullying, to fashion sense, to just everyday issues - like overcoming differences and accepting who you are. On the first day, Violet asks for directions. Bouncy and joyful Katie-Rose gestures a bit too enthusiastically and Yasaman passes by the wrong moment. Milla takes a spectacular tumble...along with the precious contents of her backpack. How her lucky bobble-head turtle ends up as a part of a sinister plot devised by queen bee Medusa---er, Modessa---is a big mess that these four girls must get to the bottom of together. In the process, they discover something even more valuable: Friendship.
Luv Ya Bunches is the name the four girls decide to call Yasaman's social network at the end of the book.
, Ttfn
, and L8r, g8r
—and ever since realizing how popular these books are with the tween set, she wanted to write an Internet series just for them. Lauren grew up in Atlanta and currently lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband and three children.
Lauren Myracle
Lauren Myracle is an American author of young adult books. She is the oldest of three sisters and has three older brothers. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia where she attended Trinity School and The Westminster Schools...
, published in 2009. The story is about four elementary school girls who seem to have little in common, except for the fact that they are all named after flowers, and how they end up being friends.
Plot summary
Yasaman, Violet, Katie-Rose and Camilla are flower-named girls entering the world of fifth grade. Katie-Rose is the techy one - she normally hides behind her camcorder. She and Camilla or “Milla” for short became friends over the summer at their summer camp. But now that school is about to start Katie-Rose is stressing because she is not sure if her friendship with Milla will continue.Milla is the beautiful, popular one. She wears all the trendy clothes, and hangs out with the coolest girls in school (although Modessa and Quin - said coolest girls, are not very nice). She lives with her two mothers and is stressing because slowly she is realizing that the coolest girls in school might not exactly be who she wants to hang out with.
Violet is the new girl in school. She just moved with her father to town and is none too happy about having to leave her friends behind. Not to mention she is suffering over the loss of her mother. She is assessed by the other girls and is promptly invited to be part of the popular clique. She wears the right clothes and has the perfect attitude - but will she fit in?
Then there’s Yasaman - although she has been in the same school with these other girls, she has always been seen as an outcast. Her classmates see her as different because she wears a hijab and comes from a Muslim family. But underneath all that she is quite the whiz at HTML code. She has created a social network (similar to MySpace, Facebook, etc.) but she has no friends to talk to about it.
The story is told through all four points-of-view, including some fun instant message chats, and some very inventive screenplays and daydreams (courtesy of Katie-Rose). Each girl has her own personality and they all four complement one another. It touches on topics that are very real to young girls - anywhere from bullying, to fashion sense, to just everyday issues - like overcoming differences and accepting who you are. On the first day, Violet asks for directions. Bouncy and joyful Katie-Rose gestures a bit too enthusiastically and Yasaman passes by the wrong moment. Milla takes a spectacular tumble...along with the precious contents of her backpack. How her lucky bobble-head turtle ends up as a part of a sinister plot devised by queen bee Medusa---er, Modessa---is a big mess that these four girls must get to the bottom of together. In the process, they discover something even more valuable: Friendship.
Luv Ya Bunches is the name the four girls decide to call Yasaman's social network at the end of the book.
About the author
Lauren Myracle is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program in writing for children and young adults. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Internet Girls trilogy—TtylTtyl (novel)
ttyl is a young adult novel by Lauren Myracle, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. In 2004, it gained attention for being the first-ever novel written entirely in the style of instant messaging conversation...
, Ttfn
Ttfn (novel)
ttfn is a young adult novel by Lauren Myracle. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in 2005, it is the sequel to ttyl, and is also written entirely in the style of instant messaging conversation...
, and L8r, g8r
L8r, g8r
L8r, g8r is the third novel in a young adult series by Lauren Myracle written entirely as instant messages; the first two are ttyl and ttfn. This again follows the lives of Maddie, Angela, and Zoe in their senior year at high school....
—and ever since realizing how popular these books are with the tween set, she wanted to write an Internet series just for them. Lauren grew up in Atlanta and currently lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband and three children.
External links
- www.luvyabunches.com (Official site)
- www.laurenmyracle.com (Author's site)