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Violet in Bloom

A Flower Power Book
by Lauren Myracle
372p. 978-0-81098-983-2.
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Gr 4-6 Having established their "friends-forever" status in "Love Ya Bunches"(Abrams, 2009), the girls with the flower names find that there are just as many highs and lows in maintaining relationships as in starting them. Thoroughly attuned to girl world, Myracle's spot-on, realistic moments include Katie-Rose's bouts of insecurity in response to a manipulative classmate, Yasaman's learning to stand up for herself and her friends, and Camilla's suppressing her fear of hamsters to get closer to her crush. Violet's conflicted emotions about visiting her mother in the hospital serves as a heartfelt balance to the madcap drama. The chat and text speak ("I haz date!!!"), slang (adorkable), blog posts, and occasional screenplay format established in the first book continue here, though the story can stand on its own. In other words, this is trademark Myracle, and those who heart her books will lurve, er, love this one too.-"Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
In this sequel to Luv Ya Bunches, the fifth graders navigate the rocky road of friendship. Violet copes with her mother's mental illness, a meddlesome classmate comes between Yasaman and Katie-Rose, and insecure Camilla accidentally kills the hamster of a boy she likes. The girls come together to campaign for healthier snacks at school as well as sort out their realistic and relatable problems.

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