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Katie-Rose, Violet, Milla, and Yasaman—four girls with seemingly little in common but their flower names—are nurturing their new friendship and are busy building luvyabunches.com, their very own social-networking site. Their first flower-power task? A doomed campaign to get their school to serve healthier snacks. The Jelly-Yums they champion—soon dubbed “beans of grossness”—taste like candied beets. And that’s just the start of their troubles. A scheming classmate tries to drive a wedge between Katie-Rose and Yasaman, Violet may have been slammed in a secret journal, and poor Milla unintentionally commits hamstercide. It will take all the strength and genuine affection of these pals to weather a particularly stormy week of fifth grade.
Bestselling author Lauren Myracle brings her understanding of the weight of fifth-grade dramas to another hilarious and memorable book that preteens will love!
Inspired by their floral names, four best friends form the Flower Power Club and vow to make the world a better place. Together the fifth graders battle for healthier school snacks while learning about the power of friendship but each girl also has problems she must fight on her own. In alternating chapters they take turns narrating giving the reader an insight into the individuals while still following the group's arc. Violet's mom has been admitted to a psych ward and she struggles to come to terms with the boundaries of their new and fragile relationship. Milla accidentally kills her crush's pet and is afraid to show her face at school again. Katie-Rose and Yasaman are caught in a battle of jealousy with a third classmate. Various family dynamics, races and physical abilities are represented and there is an underlying theme that everyone has goodness within them regardless of appearances, stereotypes or labels. Each girl is well-rounded and likeable while still being flawed and realistic. Myracle perfectly grasps the ups and downs of tween-hood. The format is highly appealing with bright colors and fun fonts. There are also blog posts, e-vites, chat conversations and video scripts interspersed throughout the text and an actual corresponding website for additional interaction. This second book in the "Flower Power" series is a great read for girls. Reviewer: Amy McMillan
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Todd Barnett
reviewed Violet in Bloom: A Flower Power Book on November 24, 2010
Violet in Bloom: A Flower Power Book
So . . . I just got off the phone with Lauren Myracle after she did a Book Club chat for the organization I work with, so I might be just a teensy bit biased by her awesomeness. But, I probably would have given this book four stars (or at least a very high three) anyway.
I always think of Lauren as a Modern Day Judy Blume for the way she captures authentic adolescent girls' concerns and voice, although I think she's a touch more fun than Judy Blume (Judy Blume, I still love you!). This book, the second one in the Luv Ya Bunches series (I didn't read the first), took a little while to get going. I enjoyed the voice and the humor the whole time, but the stakes didn't seem to get very high until about halfway through. Then, there were some jaw-dropping, "Oh no she didn't . . ." moments that both delighted and horrified me. There's a middle school chaos scene at the end (which includes crying pre-schoolers and horrified teachers) that just took me RIGHT BACK.
My main complaint about this book, besides the fact that it took a little while to get going, is that it didn't seem particularly focused on Violet. (There are four best friends featured: Katie Rose, Violet, Camilla, and Yasaman). That's too bad, because her story was really intriguing. It almost seems like she titled the book in advance and then found that as the story grew, it wasn't all that rooted in Violet after all -- but, the title remained. Still, a good read, one that I can recommend to tween girls without reservation -- and if anyone wants an ARC version of it with kitty teeth marks on the cover, let me know!
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